Hope this helps! On this day in 1781, General George Washington, commanding a force of 17,000 French and Continental troops, begins the siege known as the Battle of Yorktown against British General Lord Charles Cornwallis and a contingent of 9,000 British troops at Yorktown, Virginia, in the most important battle of the Revolutionary.
In the Middle Ages, a Yeoman was a type of social class that consisted of men who were attendants in noble households. They were also, in military contexts, a rank in the military, most specifically the third rank.
The Indian case of attaining self rule is one of the most read nationalism stories in the world. the movement was led by Gandhi who advocated for use of peaceful means of attaining independence. Gandhi was against violent conflicts and whenever violent protests broke out,he would go on hunger strikes. Gandhi methods however would not have been successful were it not for the changing global dynamics resulting from the ww2.
The Americans were huge areas of fertile land, and the European powers needed people to work on its fields. African slaves were a cheap and abundant solution.
