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…showed last 75 words of 688 total…cause, which they wanted desperately. Even some British politicians sympathized with the Americans, which also went against the English. Finally, the Battle of Yorktown was where the colonists won their freedom. A combination of luck and well-timed decisions contributed to the victory. The Americans, with the French on their side, closed in on Cornwallis, blocking Chesapeake Bay and any hope of a rescue. Here they bombarded the English day and night until they finally surrendered.