Causes And Effects Of The Battle Of Yorktown

Ally Gerant
8th Grade English
Mrs. King
November 24, 2015

The Battle of Yorktown 1776 What would it be like to Fought in the last battle of the Revolutionary War? The Battle of Yorktown had many small battles and skirmishes inside itself leading up to the actual battle. Here are some causes, leaders, events, and effects that happened during the last battle, the Battle of Yorktown.

This battle has many causes leading up to it. The battle was fought because the French and the American were determined to totally blow the British out. According to Joseph Logan, in the early morning of September 28th General George Washington took his troops to invade Yorktown, while the French troops moved in as well, surrounding

Washington then decided that he could bombard the British into submission. Also, the British knew that the American and French troops were getting closer, and by September 29th the British opened fire on the American and French and they exchanged fire back at the British. Logan also states that Cornwallis eventually moved the British troops to unrestrained defenses to come up with a more secure plan. Then, on September 30th they were back at it again, fighting a two hour battle. Joseph Logan claims that the French went through many mishaps, one being in order to have food they eventually had to kill their horses. Within the night of October 2nd, the British let open a wave of fire to cover up for the movements of their calvary by the infantry men because they were trying to forge for food. This quickly escalated to them losing 50 men. On October 14th, Washington decided launch an attack on the British with the French following 30 minutes later, this was the bombardment. That night at around 6:30pm gunfire was heard symbolizing the start of the attack. Some movements looked as if there was an attack on Yorktown itself, which freaked the British out. The French and Americans surrounded

It was the last battle of the Revolutionary War. Joseph Logan also elaborates that on September 2-4 the American and French were in Philadelphia, where they marched and refused to fight nor leave Maryland until they were payed. The Continental Congress eventually gave in, paying them. The Americans arrived in Virginia with the help of the French fleet, on September 14 after the British fleet. In early October Washington started opening fire to attack the British ships. The French and American were extremely large and loaded when it came to artillery and men compared to the British. Logan’s staff says that on October 9th the Americans opened fire again, beginning to destroy the British defenses. The French also began to take down the British. Come October 16th, General Cornwallis tried to move out his army, due to strong fire. Cornwallis finally realized that there was no hope for him and his troops and on October 19th, 1781 the “Article of Capitulation” was signed.The British were then said Prisoners of War. Stated by Logan was that Cornwallis rejected coming to the Ceremony of Surrender. As stated and shown, The French and American won their