The American Revolution-the Battle of Yorktown

Rochambeau

French general who commanded French troops in the American Revolution, notably at Yorktown (1725-1807)

Marquis de Lafayette

French soldier who joined General Washington's staff and became a general in the Continental Army.

Battle of Yorktown

Last major battle of the Revolutionary War. Cornwallis and his troops were trapped in the Chesapeake Bay by the French fleet. He was sandwiched between the French navy and the American army. He surrendered October 19, 1781.

Admiral De Grasse

He operated a powerful French fleet in the West Indies. He advised America he was free to join with them in an assault on Cornwallis at Yorktown. Rochambeau's French army defended British by land and Admiral de Grasse blockaded them by sea. This resulted in Cornwallis's surrender on October 19, 1781.

Ben Franklin

Ambassador to France, convinces the French to enter the Revolutionary War

George Washington

American General who was victorious at the Battle of Yorktown.

Lord Cornwallis

Best remembered as one of the leading British Generals in The American Revolutionary War. His 1781 defeat by a combined American-French force at the Siege of Yorktown is generally considered to de-facto end of war, as a bulk of British troops surrendered to him.

Battle of the Capes

Britain had opportunity to defeat colonists at sea during Battle of Yorktown, but they do not break the line and ends up being a stalemate, to the favor of the Americans and French