Why did Lord Cornwallis's retreat to Yorktown prove to be a blunder?
A) The Patriot forces already in Yorktown outnumbered Cornwallis's troops.
B) The militia at Yorktown was the largest and most disciplined in the colonies.
C) The French navy was able to cut off the British from an escape by sea.
D) There was no naval access to Yorktown.
E) The troops Cornwallis left in Savannah and Charleston could not hold these cities.
C
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