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George Washington

Battle of the Chesapeake

Thursday Sep 6, 1781
Virginia Capes, Atlantic Ocean

By late September, Patriot-French forces completely surrounded Yorktown, trapped the British army, and prevented British reinforcements from Clinton in the North, while the French Navy was victorious at the Battle of the Chesapeake. The final American offensive was begun with a shot fired by Washington.


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