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Young French nobleman aids American cause in Yorktown campaign
The article recounts Lafayette leading Virginia defenses against Cornwallis, with French support under de Grasse and Washington's contingents. It covers his cautious tactics, the siege at Yorktown, British retreat, and the October 19, 1781 surrender, ending with nationwide celebrations and the fading hopes of Britain in the South.
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James River
Virginia
New Jersey
Arnold
Washington
Marquis de Lafayette
Congress
Lafayette
Baltimore
Annapolis
Richmond
Jefferson
Cornwallis
Wilmington
Anthony Wayne
James
York
Williamsburg
New York
Sir Henry Clinton
America
Lord Cornwallis
Clinton
New York City
Corriwallis
Chesapeake Bay
Portsmouth
Britain
Chesapeake
Yorktown
Gloucester
York River
de Grasse
Count Rochambeau
Admiral de Grasse
Rochambeau
Philadelphia
Cargurallie
Avendues
Charles Stedman
Agun
Charles O'Hara
O'Hara
Benjamin Lincoln