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To: KLP who wrote (227266)	11/8/2007 4:44:34 AM
From: unclewest	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793782

I didn't realize that Yorktown was the only battle we won....and yet, that is the one that won our freedom! Many wars have found their end in one decisive battle. Sometimes a bit of luck or good fortune is involved...things like accidently being in the right place at the right time with the right force looking in the right direction. That occurred at Gettysburg. Yorktown was indeed decisive, but a number of prior battles contributed significantly to that defeat. For example, the guerrilla/insurgent forces (AKA the Americans) lost the battle of Guilford Courthouse but inflicted so many casualties on British forces there, the Brits were significantly weakened for the Yorktown fight. You could say the Brits died a death of a thousand cuts.