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Charles Cornwallis was defeated at Yorktown, a battle that took place during the American Civil War, because his troops were tired and sick from smallpox. Cornwallis was concentrating his fortification efforts on Yorktown, but forgot about the outer defenses. This gave Washington and Rochambeau opportunity to completely surround Cornwallis.

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