2007-12-02 10:43:03 · 3 answers · asked by tay tay 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
the British fleet unable to brush away the French fleet under the Comte de Grasse, and then pass up the Chesapeak Bay to relieve Cornwallis...........the only time from 1588 to 2007 that a British battle fleet was fought to a draw......
2007-12-02 13:41:12 · answer #1 · answered by yankee_sailor 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, the taking of Redoubts number 9 and 10 on October 14 was really the end for Cornwallis, he did attempt a breakout on October 16, but failed. He surrendered his army on October 19. General Clinton arrived five days later with the relief, but it was too late.
2007-12-02 11:23:50 · answer #2 · answered by william_byrnes2000 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An English army surrenders in the field after being surrounded by the Americans on land and prevented by the French navy from evacuating by sea.
It's the end of major conflict in the American Revolution; leads to the Treaty of Paris recognizing American independence.
2007-12-02 10:48:13 · answer #3 · answered by Hera Sent Me 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋