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The decisive victory in the American Revolutionary War, at the Battle of Yorktown, was the result of French and Spanish cooperation in the Caribbean.
This cooperation started with the arrival of Francisco de Saavedra in Havana in January 1781. The Spanish defeated the British at the Battle of Pensacola in May 1781.
Saavedra met Lt. General de Grasse in St. Domingue (Haiti) in July 1781 and they agreed a war plan known as the de Grasse-Saavedra Convention.
De Grasse was able to sail to Chesapeake Bay taking with him a large fleet, men, artillery and money to finace the campaign. The British were trapped in Yorktown with no way to escape.
De Grasse provided the allied Continental and French Armies under Washington and Rochambeau half the troops, artillery and finance for the campaign.
Together they delivered the coup de grace that led the British to abandon the war in North America.
This cooperation started with the arrival of Francisco de Saavedra in Havana in January 1781. The Spanish defeated the British at the Battle of Pensacola in May 1781.
Saavedra met Lt. General de Grasse in St. Domingue (Haiti) in July 1781 and they agreed a war plan known as the de Grasse-Saavedra Convention.
De Grasse was able to sail to Chesapeake Bay taking with him a large fleet, men, artillery and money to finace the campaign. The British were trapped in Yorktown with no way to escape.
De Grasse provided the allied Continental and French Armies under Washington and Rochambeau half the troops, artillery and finance for the campaign.
Together they delivered the coup de grace that led the British to abandon the war in North America.