The British army under Cornwallis at Yorktown
A) was saved by a massive British fleet that was sent from New York and arrived there first.
B) defeated a larger but poorly led French army that failed to coordinate with the Americans.
C) was too small and weak to escape from a trap by combined French and American forces.
D) could have escaped if not for Benedict Arnold returning to the American side once again.
E) was well supplied and, due to the number of troops, held out for over a year.
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