The French helped the Continental army surrond Yorktown and trap the British.
George washing and his troops trapped Cornwallis's troop on a peninsula in Charleston. They had no way to escape.
Earlier in the War, the French had lent the Americans both a substantial army and a navy. Planning to trap Cornwallis and force a surrender, George Washington, Lafayette, and the Count Jean Baptiste de Rochambeau led their forces to Yorktown by land at the same time Francois Joseph Paul de Grasse led the French navy to Yorktown by sea (to Chesapeake Bay and the York River). The plan was executed perfectly, and Cornwallis was forced to surrender.
Cornwallis decided to take his troops north and camp at Yorktown because Cornwallis was quite tired of marching. Washington's army and himself were only hundreds of miles north. Washington thought of a plan to trap the British. His plan was to bring his army south to join Greene. So the American and French Soldiers could surround Yorktown by land. If the French navy sailed into Chesapeake Bay, French Ships could also trap the British. Finally the British Army was trapped.
He set up camp and kept fires going (so the British thought they were at camp) and marched to Cornwallis.
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The French helped the Continental army surrond Yorktown and trap the British.
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The most important thing George Washington had to do at Yorktown was successfully coordinate a joint assault with French forces to trap British General Cornwallis. This resulted in the decisive American victory at the Battle of Yorktown, which ultimately led to the surrender of Cornwallis and effectively ended the American Revolutionary War.
George washing and his troops trapped Cornwallis's troop on a peninsula in Charleston. They had no way to escape.
Cornwallis decided to take his troops north and camp at Yorktown because Cornwallis was quite tired of marching. Washington's army and himself were only hundreds of miles north. Washington thought of a plan to trap the British. His plan was to bring his army south to join Greene. So the American and French Soldiers could surround Yorktown by land. If the French navy sailed into Chesapeake Bay, French Ships could also trap the British. Finally the British Army was trapped.
Cornwallis decided to take his troops north and camp at Yorktown because Cornwallis was quite tired of marching. Washington's army and himself were only hundreds of miles north. Washington thought of a plan to trap the British. His plan was to bring his army south to join Greene. So the American and French Soldiers could surround Yorktown by land. If the French navy sailed into Chesapeake Bay, French Ships could also trap the British. Finally the British Army was trapped.
Earlier in the War, the French had lent the Americans both a substantial army and a navy. Planning to trap Cornwallis and force a surrender, George Washington, Lafayette, and the Count Jean Baptiste de Rochambeau led their forces to Yorktown by land at the same time Francois Joseph Paul de Grasse led the French navy to Yorktown by sea (to Chesapeake Bay and the York River). The plan was executed perfectly, and Cornwallis was forced to surrender.
Cornwallis decided to take his troops north and camp at Yorktown because Cornwallis was quite tired of marching. Washington's army and himself were only hundreds of miles north. Washington thought of a plan to trap the British. His plan was to bring his army south to join Greene. So the American and French Soldiers could surround Yorktown by land. If the French navy sailed into Chesapeake Bay, French Ships could also trap the British. Finally the British Army was trapped.
The admiral that helped trap General Lord Cornwallis at the Siege of Yorktown was Comte (or admiral) de Grasse.
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