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SIEGE OF YORKTOWN!!
-The Siege of Yorktown took place from September 28th to October 19th of 1781 during the American Revolution.

-This battle took place in Yorktown, Virginia.

-Soldiers came from France and allied with American forces. They opposed against the British, the German state of Hesse-Kassel, and the German principality of Ansbach-Bayreuth.

-The leaders of the Americans were George Washington, Marquis de Lafayette, and Alexander Scammel. The French leaders were Comte de Rochambeau and Comte de Grasse. The British foes had two leaders, Charles Cornwallis and Charles O'Hara, while the Germans had one leader, August von Voigt.

-Leading up to the war, the French and American leaders (from above) met and would one by one, individually support with their own armies, to help stop Benedict Arnold. This was when the French and Americans had decided to join forces. When Cornwallis helped out Arnold, the French had come to America with troops, ready to help serve. Washington ordered a joint attack on New York, since they outnumbered the British 3 to 1. Rochambeau disagreed so they decided not to attack. This same conflict came when Washington's officers and Rochambeau disagreed to do a joint attack on Northern Manhattan, because Rochambeau wanted to wait until de Grasse arrived with his army. When de Grasse sent a letter on August 14th, he encouraged Washington to go south, and Rochambeau agreed, that the three leaders should meet, and create a joint attack on Virginia.

-As new artillery was added to the French-American side, General Cornwallis met with other leaders of the British and German armies, and they decided they didn't stand a chance, and surrendered.

-This was the last battle of the Revolutionary War so it made a pretty big impact on the outcome ofthe war. when the British surrendered, it was their last stand, so the forfeiting of the battle in Yorktown signified the end of the war, and victory for the French-American side.

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