the french fleet arrived at the right moment to blockade a British escape
the french fleet arrived at the right moment to blockade a British escape
Yorktown, in 1781, in Virginia
The Siege of Yorktown, Battle of Yorktown, or Surrender of Yorktown, the latter taking place on October 19, 1781, was a decisive victory by a combined force of American Continental Army troops led by General George Washington and French Army troops led by the Comte de Rochambeau over a British Army commanded by Lieutenant General Lord Cornwallis.
The upset of the British was the key to the success of the revolution. By trapping the major British forces between the American soldiers and the French Navy forced the British to surrender. This was the key to the Victory of the colonists.
American and French troops bombarded Yorktown, turning the buildings to rubble.
The French fleet arrived off Yorktown and chased off the British ships.
french soldiers
The French warships blocked all ports that lead into Yorktown to stop the British's precious and much needed supply ships from getting into the harbor, so the British will soon run out of supplies, ending in defeat and surrender.
The French fleet arrived off Yorktown and chased off the British ships.
The French
the French armed forces
the french fleet arrived at the right moment to blockade a British escape
the french fleet arrived at the right moment to blockade a British escape
the french fleet arrived at the right moment to blockade a British escape
the french fleet arrived at the right moment to blockade a British escape
The French blocked many attacks by the British.