Name 7 Events Of The Battle Of Yorktown?

Answer 1

First, Washington and Rochambeau started to march towards New York City. They stationed approximately 2500 men at the American forts near the city to fool the British into believing that Washington's entire force was still there.

Then the combined Franco-American army raced south to Virginia.

Admiral de Grasse's fleet arrived at the Chesapeake Bay. They defeated the British fleet of Admiral Thomas Graves and won control of the entire bay.

The French, under Rochambeau, formed the left flank of the attack, while the American troops, under Washington and Lafayette, approached from the right. The city was soon surrounded and under heavy fire.

On October 14, the Franco-American forces captured 2 major British redoubts.

Cornwallis' options were running out. He even tried sending blacks infected with smallpox over enemy lines in an attempt to infect the American and French troops.

After a futile counterattack, Cornwallis offered to surrender on October 17.

On the 19th of October, the papers were signed and he officially surrendered.