Battle of Yorktown Summative Comic Strip
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- Cornwallis' Retreat
- To Yorktown
- Unwelcomed greeting
- Redcoats!
- Naval Aid
- Another down!
- After many battles in South Carolina, General Charles Cornwallis moved North to a town called Yorktown.
- Enough is Enough
- After Cornwallis had arrived in Yorktown, they were soon trapped in by General Washington's army, aided by French general Rochambeau and his army.
- Cornwallis' Surrender
- We Surrender
- Meanwhile, as General Washington cornered Cornwallis in Yorktown, the French Navy had come through James River and either destroyed or captured any British Navy. The French Navy also kept British ships from aiding Cornwallis in Yorktown.
- The end to Major Battles
- Road to Independence!
- The Continental army kept cannons firing on Yorktown's defense, and eventually attacked Yorktown, which led to the George Washington's success.
- FIRE!!!
- After George Washington and the continental army attacked, and Cornwallis had surrendered. Casualties for the American army ended up with less than 400, while the British had 300 killed, 600 wounded prisoners, and a total of 7,000 prisoners.
- The battle of Yorktown, which occured between Sept 28-Oct 19 1781, had ended with Cornwallis' surrender and ended the major battles of the Revolutionary War.
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