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Which naval force kept General Cornwallis and his troops from escaping Yorktown?

a. The Spanish navy

b.The British navy

c.The French navy

d.The Continental navy

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nyaosiemo

The collect answer is  (C) The French navy

After retreating from New Jersey, General Washington ordered Marquis de Lafayette to prevent Cornwallis and his troops escape by land. Hence, the British fleet was unable to defend against Count de Grasse's French fleet.  Reinforcements from de Grasse helped American and French soldiers met de Lafayette and finished the encirclement of Cornwallis.

MrZieleniewo

Correct answer:  

c. The French navy

Explanation:

At the Battle of Yorktown, the American troops surrounded the British lines and began to shell them, while the French Navy blocked any chance for their escape by blockading the York River.

Britain's general, Lord Cornwallis, had retreated to the Yorktown peninsula in Virginia in June 1781. He hoped for rest and recovery for his army, which was struggling against the American revolutionary fighters. General George Washington amassed all available troops to besiege and attack the British at Yorktown in the fall of 1781, which turned out to be the final, decisive battle of the American Revolution. The presence of a 34-ship French battle fleet did much to help in bombarding and defeating the British at Yorktown also.

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