History A-Level
Decisive military defeats and leadership
What Decisive military defeats and leadership means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
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Burgoyne's defeat at Saratoga in 1777 encouraged France to recognise and support the United States, while Cornwallis's surrender at Yorktown in 1781, after French naval superiority, was the decisive military blow.
Topics that use Decisive military defeats and leadership
- Paper 3, Option 35.1: Britain: losing and gaining an empire, 1763–1914 - 1 The loss of the American colonies, 1770–83 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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