american was defeated in the battle of yorktown.
american was defeated in the battle of yorktown.
who was defeated in the battle of yorktown?
american
the siege of yorktown, also known as the battle of yorktown, the surrender at yorktown, german battle or the siege of little york, ending on october 19, 1781, at yorktown, virginia, was a decisive victory by a combined force of american continental army troops led by general george washington and french army troops led by the comte de rochambeau over a british army commanded by british peer and lieutenant general charles cornwallis. the culmination of the yorktown campaign, the siege proved to be the last major land battle of the american revolutionary war in the north american theater, as the surrender by cornwallis, and the capture of both him and his army, prompted the british government to negotiate an end to the conflict. the battle boosted faltering american morale and revived french enthusiasm for the war, as well as undermining popular support for the conflict in great britain.
siege of yorktown
bullet::::- the third uss "yorktown" in the united states navy, lead ship of the "yorktown class" of aircraft carriers, was laid down on may 21, 1934 at newport news, virginia, by the newport news shipbuilding and drydock company. "yorktown" was launched on april 4, 1936, sponsored by first lady eleanor roosevelt, and commissioned at norfolk, virginia, on september 30, 1937 with captain ernest d. mcwhorter in command. "yorktown" was hit by air-launched torpedoes during the battle of midway on june 6, 1942. "hiryū", the sole surviving japanese aircraft carrier, wasted little time in counter-attacking. the first wave of japanese dive bombers badly damaged "yorktown" with three bomb hits that snuffed out her boilers, immobilizing her, yet her damage control teams patched her up so effectively that the second wave's torpedo bombers mistook her for an undamaged carrier. despite japanese hopes to even the odds by eliminating two carriers with two strikes, "yorktown" absorbed both japanese attacks, the second wave mistakenly believing yorktown had already been sunk and they were attacking . after two torpedo hits, "yorktown" lost power and developed a 26° list to port, which put her out of action and forced admiral frank j. fletcher to move his command staff to the heavy cruiser astoria. the second attempt at salvage, however, would never be made. throughout the night of june 6 and into the morning of june 7, "yorktown" remained stubbornly afloat. by 0530 on june 7, however, the men in the ships nearby noted that the carrier's list was rapidly increasing to port. at 0701, the ship turned over on her port side and sank in 3,000 fathoms (5,500 m) of water, her battle flags still flying. on may 19, 1998, the wreck of the "yorktown" was discovered by dr. robert d. ballard, american oceanographer and discoverer of the wreck of the rms "titanic". the wreck of the "yorktown" was found beneath the surface and was photographed.
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