Question

The Battle of ___ forced the British to surrender, ending the Revolutionary War

Answer 1

Answer:

Yorktown

What made the Battle of Yorktown significant?

There were three British armies in the US at the time. One was in New York, an island that the British Navy had protected from invasion. The French declaration of war had greatly aided the Continental Army's pursuit of them there in 1778, which prevented them from landing nearby.

Georgia and South Carolina each had the southern garrison force. The southern Continental Army had recently engaged in two engagements and a siege. All of them were won by the British, but only after they had stripped the garrisons of their weapons and supplies while the local militias had destroyed the garrisons (as planned). The "victorious" British discovered that they only held Charleston and Savannah, both of which were under siege.

The last mobile army the British possessed was in action, essentially frightening the countryside and inflaming the already hostile local populace. Cooperation between the US and France had always ended in failure, but at Yorktown, the French more than made up for it by contributing two fleets and the majority of the troops.

The British had no mobile forces after Yorktown, and in fact, the garrisons in Savannah and Charleston were evacuated by ship to support New York. George Hanover wanted to continue the struggle and enlist more soldiers, but nobody else in government was that dim. It was obvious that the best course of action was to work out a separate peace with the US before defeating the French, Spanish, and Dutch. that they did.

Thank you,

Eddie