As a result of the Battle of Yorktown,
a. Cornwallis retreated to Wilmington to await supplies and fresh troops.
b. the French navy ceased to be effective.
c. Parliament stopped all offensive operations in America and authorized peace negotiations.
d. Cornwallis returned to England as a hero.
c
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