At Yorktown, Lord Cornwallis was met by Washington's army advancing south from New York and by whom else? A) Nathanael Greene's troops arriving from the Carolina backcountry.

B)The Howe Brothers' warships

C) French forces arriving by sea

D) Friedrich von Steuben's battalion

C

Explanation:

Cornwallis' final resulted when a powerful Continental force, arriving from three locations, converged simultaneously on British troops at Yorktown. A French fleet arrived from the West Indies and landed troops near Yorktown, while a force led by Lafayette approached from the west. Washington then arrived with his army from New York. Some 16,000 Continentals surrounded 6,600 British troops, who surrendered after a three-week standoff.

c. troops marched forward in close formation against newer, more accurate weapons

cruel, heartless

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