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BATTLE OF YORKTOWN

The Battle of Yorktown was a decisive British defeat in the American War Of Independence from September to October 1781 at Yorktown, Virginia. The British commander Charles Cornwallis had withdrawn into Yorktown where he was besieged by 7,000 French and 8,850 American troops and could only wait for reinforcements to arrive by sea. However, the Royal Navy lost command of the sea at the Battle of Chesapeake and with no reinforcements or supplies forthcoming, Charles Cornwallis was forced to surrender on the 19th of October, effectively ending the war.
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