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zimovet [89]
3 years ago
11

Why was it a mistake for general Cornwallis to move his troops to Yorktown

History
2 answers:
nadezda [96]3 years ago
8 0
It was a mistake for general Cornwallis to move his troops to Yorktown because the American troops were there waiting for him. He later surrendered at Yorktown.
vazorg [7]3 years ago
4 0
It was a mistake because he had retreated into a peninsula <span />
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