In the key battle of the American Revolution at Yorktown, about six thousand Americans and seven thousand French men fought for freedom in October of 1781 . Between 9 and 10 am on October 17th, 1781, a British drummer stood on a parapet as a red coated officer waved a white handkerchief . This flag of freedom was waved through the air, delivering the message of surrender for all soldiers to witness. At this sight, thousands of British troops surrendered to the Americans and the French, a decisive victory which marked the end of the American Revolutionary War. There were multiple factors which contributed to the American victory at Yorktown, some planned and some unplanned, which ended the American Revolution in triumph for the Americans.
It began with letters from Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Clinton to General Charles Cornwallis, pressuring him to send troops into New York . When Cornwallis refused, he took his stance to look for a site in which to establish a naval base, for which he looked to Yorktown first . He decided not to establish a base in Yorktown, but rather looked to Portsmouth, where troops could be sent to New York from . Later, due to the pressuring of Clinton, he decided to establish a British base in Yorktown, mainly due to the fact that he wanted to stay in Virginia because he thought that having control of it, winning general …show more content…
But, the victory was caused by multiple factors, not just by going out on a battlefield and killing the most men. It took strategy, it took preparation, but most importantly, it took collaboration. All factors, controlled like the strategy or uncontrolled like the weather, manifested themselves in favor of the Franco-American alliance, all the way until the point when the flag of freedom was waved. The Americans had finally achieved what they’ve been longing
It began with letters from Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Clinton to General Charles Cornwallis, pressuring him to send troops into New York . When Cornwallis refused, he took his stance to look for a site in which to establish a naval base, for which he looked to Yorktown first . He decided not to establish a base in Yorktown, but rather looked to Portsmouth, where troops could be sent to New York from . Later, due to the pressuring of Clinton, he decided to establish a British base in Yorktown, mainly due to the fact that he wanted to stay in Virginia because he thought that having control of it, winning general …show more content…
But, the victory was caused by multiple factors, not just by going out on a battlefield and killing the most men. It took strategy, it took preparation, but most importantly, it took collaboration. All factors, controlled like the strategy or uncontrolled like the weather, manifested themselves in favor of the Franco-American alliance, all the way until the point when the flag of freedom was waved. The Americans had finally achieved what they’ve been longing