【9/28 今日美史】约克镇战役——北美独立战争的胜利标志

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9/28

Siege of Yorktown Begins

When

Where

Who

What

When: 1781

Where: Yorktown, Virginia

Who: Continental Army and French Navy against the British Army.

What:

In the last campaign of the war, Washington successfully trapped the British army under General Lord Cornwallis on the Virginian peninsula port of Yorktown.  After enduring a siege, the British sued to surrender and the British government realized they could no longer win a war against the combined might of France, Spain, the Netherlands and the US.  Peace negotiations to end the Revolutionary War began.

Why

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Though an alliance was created three years before, coordinating American and French forces was a tedious and often unsuccessful venture. Yorktown was a remarkable success not only because it worked but because the coordination was done over thousands of miles with hundred of components. Its success ultimately convinced the untenable position of the British.

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American Revolution, Lord Cornwallis, Admiral Rochambeau