... join, and in many cases had to bargain the service for future grants of land and money. To counter that, the northern colonies had gained their first experiences during the French-Indian war a few years earlier. Again, organization was not always present. On the British side, one would expect, having gained experience through many years of wars, that the forces would be well ... withdrew to Yorktown leaving himself trapped by land - Washington's combined force of nearly 17,000 Frenchmen, Continentals, and militia - and by sea - the French fleet led by the Marquis de Grasse in the Chesap...

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