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Surrender At Yorktown

Who and What
 General Lord Cornwallis destroyed the south. General George Washington and Comte de Rochambeau planed a strategy to attack the British. The Colonists were going to get back at the British for capturing many cities in America. Such as, Charleston and Richmond and supposedly, chesapeake Bay. This was yet another cry for American Independence.

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Where, When, and Why
The Battle went down in Yorktown. In September of 1780, 1800 American and French soldiers surroundedCornwallis. He tried to escape through the Yorktown River, but there was a storm. The next day, he surrendered. The only reason this happened was because the British were becoming a tyrant. They were abusing their powers over the colonists.