In Yorktown, Virginia
General Charles Cornwallis basically lost the Revolutionary War after surrendering in this battle. General George Washington and the French Navy managed to trap him and his 8,000 troops in a small port town on Virginia's York River.
Catherine Moore Barry helped General Morgan set up a trap during the Revolution. Using her knowledge of the territory, Ms. Barry gathered local men to help ambush the British.
Top 4 Reasons the Patriots Won 1. George Washington , their appointed general 2. allies whom sent gunpowder and attacked British supply ships (France) 3. determination: the colonies wanted to be totally separate and didn't give up, even through a freezing winter where 2,500 of their men died. 4. they new the geography well: they were close to home and knew where everything was, and could get supplies sooner.
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George washing and his troops trapped Cornwallis's troop on a peninsula in Charleston. They had no way to escape.
he planned to trap Cornwallis
In Yorktown, Virginia
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Cornwallis and his forces were on a peninsula at Yorktown.
It's location is why Yorktown was a good place for Cornwallis to establish fortifications. General Sir Henry Clinton, told Cornwallis to establish a fortified naval station.
He set up camp and kept fires going (so the British thought they were at camp) and marched to Cornwallis.
The French helped the Continental army surrond Yorktown and trap the British.
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.