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In what way could the American victory at Yorktown be called "lucky"?
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The Americans were able to defeat the British without support from the French.
The French fleet arrived at the right moment to blockade a British escape.
The British fleet arrived at Yorktown in time to evacuate 8,000 troops.
The Americans were able to trap British troops in South Carolina.
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The French fleet arrived at the right moment to blockade a British escape.
Their control of the Chesapeake prevented British relief or evacuation of Cornwallis’s forces, enabling the American-French siege to force his surrender.
Their control of the Chesapeake prevented British relief or evacuation of Cornwallis’s forces, enabling the American-French siege to force his surrender.
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