The march to Yorktown led by Washington…

August 1781 CE

The march to Yorktown led by Washington and Rochambeau, which is known now as the "celebrated march", begins on August 19.

Four thousand French and three thousand American soldiers began the march in Newport, Rhode Island, while the rest remained behind to protect the Hudson Valley.

Washington wants to maintain complete secrecy of their destination.

To ensure this, he sends out fake dispatches that reach Clinton, revealing that the Franco-American army is going to launch an attack on New York, and that Cornwallis is not in danger.

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White Plains Westchester New York United States View →

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Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis View → Donatien-Marie-Joseph de Vimeur, vicomte de Rochambeau View → François-Joseph Paul de Grasse View → George Washington View → Henry Clinton View → Nathanael Greene View →

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France, (Bourbon) Kingdom of View → Britain, Kingdom of Great View → British people View → Patriots (American Revolution) View → Loyalists (American Revolution) View → Americans View → United States of America (US, USA) (Philadelphia PA) View →

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American Revolution View → American Revolutionary War, or American War of Independence View → American Revolutionary War, Southern theater of the View → Yorktown, Siege of View →

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Conflict View → Mayhem View → Government View →

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