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Explain how the Continental Army was able to succeed in the battle of Yorktown

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The Continental army tired out the British in the South and eventually forced them to retreat to Yorktown, where they were defeated. French troops and warships helped the Americans to trap the British army at Yorktown by sealing off the Chesapeake Bay. This cut Cornwallis off from the British navy and any help.

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