Battle Of Yorktown Essay
The End the American Revolution, the Siege of Yorktown
WO1 Brian E. Wright
290A Warrant Officer Basic Course
Primary Instructor: WO2 Steven P. Quast
6 January 2016 September 1781. The south had lost major strongholds in Savannah, Charleston and Camden. The battle was starting to turn in Georgia and South Carolina which forced the British north. The global superpower of Great Britain was involved in the American Revolution in full force as well as, First Anglo-Maratha War, Fourth Anglo-Dutch War, and the Second Anglo-Mysore War. The British Empire was fighting across the planet with the French, Dutch, and the Spanish. All this fighting is weakening the British Empire and its people.
It was four years since the Battle of Saratoga, the last victory for the Americans during the war. The Commanding General of the combined French and American forces was General George Washington, and the battles in the south had depleted moral, combined with the lack of money for pay, and loosing support, was causing whispers of mutiny in the ranks. With the defection of Arnold it caused an even bigger tear in the ranks. Washington needs a decisive victory to reinvigorate the American People’s …show more content…
The British commanded by Admiral Graves, came with 19 ships of reinforcements for Yorktown and met the French Fleet of 29 ships. The French out gunned and defeated the British Fleet ending the engagement and caused them to return to New York City. The next planned naval assault was planned, however it was set for days after the surrender of Cornwallis. Even though this battle was French Naval Forces, this was crucial in the siege of Yorktown and set the stage for the battle to
WO1 Brian E. Wright
290A Warrant Officer Basic Course
Primary Instructor: WO2 Steven P. Quast
6 January 2016 September 1781. The south had lost major strongholds in Savannah, Charleston and Camden. The battle was starting to turn in Georgia and South Carolina which forced the British north. The global superpower of Great Britain was involved in the American Revolution in full force as well as, First Anglo-Maratha War, Fourth Anglo-Dutch War, and the Second Anglo-Mysore War. The British Empire was fighting across the planet with the French, Dutch, and the Spanish. All this fighting is weakening the British Empire and its people.
It was four years since the Battle of Saratoga, the last victory for the Americans during the war. The Commanding General of the combined French and American forces was General George Washington, and the battles in the south had depleted moral, combined with the lack of money for pay, and loosing support, was causing whispers of mutiny in the ranks. With the defection of Arnold it caused an even bigger tear in the ranks. Washington needs a decisive victory to reinvigorate the American People’s …show more content…
The British commanded by Admiral Graves, came with 19 ships of reinforcements for Yorktown and met the French Fleet of 29 ships. The French out gunned and defeated the British Fleet ending the engagement and caused them to return to New York City. The next planned naval assault was planned, however it was set for days after the surrender of Cornwallis. Even though this battle was French Naval Forces, this was crucial in the siege of Yorktown and set the stage for the battle to