A french fleet of 24 ships in Chesapeake Bay was able to seal off the waters to the east.
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Charles Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown, however, instead of doing it in person, he sent Charles O'Hara to do it for him.Ema GibbinsThanks so much you'r a life saverWho was the British general surrendered at York Town?
French Admiral who forced the British out of Chesapeake Bay was Louis de Bougainville. Along with Comte de Grasse, he prevented the British land forces from escaping onto the ships in the bay.
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Charles Cornwallis was victorious in the Battle Guilford courthouse, which occurred in 1781 during the Revolutionary War. In this battle, Cornwallis with the British army defeated Nathaniel Greene and his American troops.