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The Battle Of Yorktown
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Help from France
 The French brought a fleet to the Chesapeake Bay and drove off the British fleet there. The boats gave the Americans troops to help them on the land battle. The French gave them about 8,000 troops and plenty of guns, ammo and supplies.



The siege
When the Americans heard about the French sending a fleet to the Chesapeake Bay they decided to attack the British at Yorktown. The British in Yorktown built fortifications and planned to wait for reinforcements from New York. The reinforcements never came because there were no available boats in New York. When the Americans arrived on September 28, 1781 at Yorktown they built fortifications and began to siege Yorktown. The siege lasted 3 weeks and the American’s siege was so strong the British couldn’t fire back until night when the attack lessened a bit. After the siege, only a few thousand soldiers were left in the British army.

 



British Surrender
6,000 British soldiers surrendered to the French and Americans on Oct. 19, 1781. After the surrender, the American and French officers invited the British officers to dinner. 

 

Facts:

 * It was General Cornwallis vs. General Washington.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">The French and American army outnumbered the British by 8,500.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Washington was the General of America
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">The siege lasted 3 weeks.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">The American and French army had 17,000 and the British army had 8,000
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">The battle of Yorktown was the last battle in the Revolutionary War.