Charles Cornwallis - Revision history

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	==Biography==		==Biography==
	In 1781, General Cornwallis was ordered to secure a deep water port in [[Virginia (state)\|Virginia]], and chose ~~{{Wiki\|~~Yorktown}}, on the [[Chesapeake Bay]]. He had the city fortified by September and awaited supplies from [[New York City\|New York]],<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Database: Battle of Yorktown]]</ref> unaware that the [[Royal Navy]] was defeated at the [[Battle of the Chesapeake]] by the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] and the [[French Navy]] [[François-Joseph Paul de Grasse\|Comte de Grasse]] earlier that month.<ref>''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[Battle of the Chesapeake (memory)\|Battle of the Chesapeake]]</ref><ref>''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[Database: Battle of the Chesapeake]]</ref>		In 1781, General Cornwallis was ordered to secure a deep water port in [[Virginia (state)\|Virginia]], and chose [[Yorktown]], on the [[Chesapeake Bay]]. He had the city fortified by September and awaited supplies from [[New York City\|New York]],<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Database: Battle of Yorktown]]</ref> unaware that the [[Royal Navy]] was defeated at the [[Battle of the Chesapeake]] by the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] and the [[French Navy]] [[François-Joseph Paul de Grasse\|Comte de Grasse]] earlier that month.<ref>''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[Battle of the Chesapeake (memory)\|Battle of the Chesapeake]]</ref><ref>''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[Database: Battle of the Chesapeake]]</ref>

	[[George Washington]], Commander-in-Chief of the [[Continental Army]], secured an alliance with [[France]] and decided to attack Yorktown, as he was not prepared for an attack on New York. By 6 October the Continental and [[French Army\|French forces]] had settled around the city and began their [[Siege of Yorktown\|siege]], using French artillery to bombard and invade the city by 14 October.<ref name="Database" /> During the battle, Ratonhnhaké:ton sent his [[Assassin apprentice\|Assassin apprentices]] to infiltrate and sabotage the British fortifications.<ref>''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[Contracts (Colonial Brotherhood)\|Contracts]]: "The Saboteur"</ref> The British forces crumbled at last, and Cornwallis surrendered on 19 October.<ref name="Database" />		[[George Washington]], Commander-in-Chief of the [[Continental Army]], secured an alliance with [[France]] and decided to attack Yorktown, as he was not prepared for an attack on New York. By 6 October the Continental and [[French Army\|French forces]] had settled around the city and began their [[Siege of Yorktown\|siege]], using French artillery to bombard and invade the city by 14 October.<ref name="Database" /> During the battle, Ratonhnhaké:ton sent his [[Assassin apprentice\|Assassin apprentices]] to infiltrate and sabotage the British fortifications.<ref>''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[Contracts (Colonial Brotherhood)\|Contracts]]: "The Saboteur"</ref> The British forces crumbled at last, and Cornwallis surrendered on 19 October.<ref name="Database" />

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	==Biography==		==Biography==
	In 1781, General Cornwallis was ordered to secure a deep water port in [[Virginia (state)\|Virginia]], and chose {{Wiki\|Yorktown}}, on the [[Chesapeake Bay]]. He had the city fortified by September and awaited supplies from [[New York City\|New York]], unaware that the [[Royal Navy]] was defeated at the [[Battle of the Chesapeake]] by the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] and the [[French Navy]] earlier that month.		In 1781, General Cornwallis was ordered to secure a deep water port in [[Virginia (state)\|Virginia]], and chose {{Wiki\|Yorktown}}, on the [[Chesapeake Bay]]. He had the city fortified by September and awaited supplies from [[New York City\|New York]],<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Database: Battle of Yorktown]]</ref> unaware that the [[Royal Navy]] was defeated at the [[Battle of the Chesapeake]] by the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] and the [[French Navy]] [[François-Joseph Paul de Grasse\|Comte de Grasse]] earlier that month.<ref>''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[Battle of the Chesapeake (memory)\|Battle of the Chesapeake]]</ref><ref>''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[Database: Battle of the Chesapeake]]</ref>

	[[George Washington]], Commander-in-Chief of the [[Continental Army]], secured an alliance with [[France]] and decided to attack Yorktown, as he was not prepared for an attack on New York. By 6 October the Continental and [[French Army\|French forces]] had settled around the city and began their [[Siege of Yorktown\|siege]], using French artillery to bombard and invade the city by 14 October. The British forces crumbled, and Cornwallis surrendered on 19 October.		[[George Washington]], Commander-in-Chief of the [[Continental Army]], secured an alliance with [[France]] and decided to attack Yorktown, as he was not prepared for an attack on New York. By 6 October the Continental and [[French Army\|French forces]] had settled around the city and began their [[Siege of Yorktown\|siege]], using French artillery to bombard and invade the city by 14 October.<ref name="Database" /> During the battle, Ratonhnhaké:ton sent his [[Assassin apprentice\|Assassin apprentices]] to infiltrate and sabotage the British fortifications.<ref>''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[Contracts (Colonial Brotherhood)\|Contracts]]: "The Saboteur"</ref> The British forces crumbled at last, and Cornwallis surrendered on 19 October.<ref name="Database" />

	The loss at Yorktown made the war too costly for Great Britain, and {{Wiki\|Parliament of the United Kingdom\|Parliament}} began peace negotiations after British citizens started voicing disinterest in the conflict.		The loss at Yorktown made the war too costly for Great Britain, and {{Wiki\|Parliament of the United Kingdom\|Parliament}} began peace negotiations after British citizens started voicing disinterest in the conflict.<ref name="Database" />

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==
	*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' {{Mo}}

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