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The French success leaves them firmly in …
Years: 1781 - 1781
September
The French success leaves them firmly in control of Chesapeake Bay, completing the encirclement of Cornwallis.
In addition to capturing a number of smaller British vessels, de Grasse and Barras have assigned their smaller vessels to assist in the transport of Washington's and Rochambeau's forces from Head of Elk to Yorktown.
In addition to capturing a number of smaller British vessels, de Grasse and Barras have assigned their smaller vessels to assist in the transport of Washington's and Rochambeau's forces from Head of Elk to Yorktown.
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People
- Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis
- Donatien-Marie-Joseph de Vimeur, vicomte de Rochambeau
- François-Joseph Paul de Grasse
- George Washington
- Paul François Jean Nicolas, vicomte de Barras
Groups
- France, (Bourbon) Kingdom of
- Britain, Kingdom of Great
- Loyalists (American Revolution)
- New York, independent state of
- United States of America (US, USA) (Philadelphia PA)
Topics
- American Revolution
- American Revolutionary War, or American War of Independence
- American Revolutionary War, Southern theater of the
- Yorktown, Siege of
- Chesapeake, Battle of the
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Years: 1781 - 1781
September
Locations
People
- Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis
- Donatien-Marie-Joseph de Vimeur, vicomte de Rochambeau
- François-Joseph Paul de Grasse
- George Washington
- Paul François Jean Nicolas, vicomte de Barras
Groups
- France, (Bourbon) Kingdom of
- Britain, Kingdom of Great
- Loyalists (American Revolution)
- New York, independent state of
- United States of America (US, USA) (Philadelphia PA)
Topics
- American Revolution
- American Revolutionary War, or American War of Independence
- American Revolutionary War, Southern theater of the
- Yorktown, Siege of
- Chesapeake, Battle of the
Subjects
Regions
Subregions