... power of disease and a few scholars, such as J.R. McNeill, have even argued that the consequences of illness were integral to the outcomes of historical events that helped shape the modern world. The battle of Yorktown is, arguably, an example of both the tremendous influence of disease and the vital role of military strategy. British commanders knew that General Washington's army ... , empires were forced to to send expeditionary forces into the Caribbean for warfare, because of the impossibility of keeping standing armies in the area. This provided yellow fever with the perfect hosts. ...

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