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Round 6: Tossup 7

During this battle, the crew of Hugh Robinson was forced to scuttle the Guadeloupe. During this battle, Robert Abercromby led an unsuccessful attempt to sabotage enemy cannons. Cannon fire from the Comte de Rochambeau (“row-shawm-BOH”) preceded (10[1])an assault on redoubts 9 and 10 (10[1])in this battle. (10[1])Prior (10[1])to this battle, one side achieved naval superiority in the Battle of the Chesapeake. The Articles of Capitulation were signed at (-5[1])Moore House after this (10[1])event. In a popular legend, soldiers on the losing side (10[1])of this battle played The World Turned Upside Down following (10[1])their defeat. For 10 points, Charles Cornwallis surrendered to George Washington at what final (10[1])battle of the American Revolution? ■END■

ANSWER: Battle of Yorktown [or Siege of Yorktown]
<USN A, American History> | Packet G
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PlayerTeamOpponentPositionValue
Skand ParvatikarArizona State BWashington Atlantic3410
Alan FanWashington SteelheadBritish Columbia B4110
Anne FjeldAlberta ABritish Columbia A4410
Ritwik SharmaArizona State AWashington Chum4510
James HaddixWashington StateBoise State66-5
Ryan ZhangBritish Columbia CWashington Pink7010
Jonathan HoAlberta BWashington Sockeye8010
Kevin LiuTexasWashington Chinook9010
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Northern CaliforniaUS4100%50%59.25
Southern CaliforniaUS7100%14%60.86
Eastern Canada (1)US4100%0%51.25
Eastern Canada (2)US9100%0%75.33
FloridaUS4100%0%52.75
Great LakesUS11100%9%45.82
Lower Mid-AtlanticUS9100%33%80.00
Upper Mid-AtlanticUS9100%0%58.44
MidwestUS9100%0%53.33
NorthUS4100%0%51.25
PacificUS8100%13%63.50
South CentralUS6100%0%77.33
SoutheastUS1292%8%52.73
Upstate NYUS1100%0%38.00