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The American Revolution
The Battle of Yorktown & The End of the American Revolution
Washington deceives the British into thinking he's moving north while his troops and the French navy move to surround General Charles Cornwallis at Yorktown. The maneuver works, and the British are trapped. The combined American and French armies siege Yorktown, forcing Cornwallis to surrender. The Battle of Yorktown is over and the world will never be the same.
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2:10:41
Victory at Yorktown secures independence. Americans aspire for a more perfect union.
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1:53:53
The war drags on and moves to new theaters: at sea, in Indian Country, and in the South.
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1:55:38
Philadelphia falls, but the American victory at Saratoga allows France to enter the war.
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1:54:35
Washington abandons New York City and flees across New Jersey, before attacking Trenton.
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Washington takes command of the Continental Army. Congress declares American independence.
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1:56:09
Political protest escalates into violence. War gives thirteen colonies a common cause.