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Why did General Charles Cornwallis retreat from the Carolinas and march north into Virginia?

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Cornwallis had been ordered to take the offensive to Yorktown, Virginia.

Cornwallis had been ordered to pursue American commander Daniel Morgan.

Cornwallis had decided he could not win the Carolinas after losing two key battles.

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Cornwallis had decided he could not win the Carolinas after losing two key battles.

After defeats at Kings Mountain and Cowpens, he concluded the Carolinas were untenable and moved north into Virginia.