British forces in India were considerably stronger than the French , with the British Indian Army supported Supporting by British Army detachments and a Royal Navy squadron under Rear-Admiral William Cornwallis .

Only Pondicherry was able to resist Defending , and a siege was instigated Process_start on 1 August 1793 by Colonel John Braithwaite while Cornwallis imposed Action a naval blockade .

Cornwallis , the Governor General took command after the first campaign , captured Conquering Bangalore on 21 March 1791 but failed Earnings_and_losses to capture Seringapatnam due Causation to brilliant generalship of Tipu and the rains .

Helped Assistance by an Army sent from Bombay , Cornwallis occupied Control the hill fort of Nandy Droog about north of Bangalore on his line of communication towards Seringapatnam where he reached Arriving on 5 February 1792 .

The result of the campaign was the surrender Surrendering of the British Army force of General Charles Earl Cornwallis , an event that led Causation directly to the beginning of serious peace negotiations and the eventual end of the war .

British forces were sent Sending to Virginia between January and April 1781 and joined Participation with Cornwallis 's army in May , which came Motion north from an extended campaign through the southern states .

The combined American forces , however , were insufficient in number to oppose Agree_or_refuse_to_act the combined British forces , and it was only after a series of controversially confusing orders by General Sir Henry Clinton , the British commander-in-chief , that Cornwallis moved Motion to Yorktown in July and built Building a defensive position that was strong against the land forces he then faced , but was vulnerable to naval blockade and siege .

British naval forces in North America and the West Indies were weaker Cause_change_of_strength than the combined Cause_to_amalgamate fleets of France and Spain , and , after some critical decisions Deciding and tactical missteps by British naval commanders , the French fleet of Paul de Grasse gained Getting control Control over Chesapeake Bay , blockading Cornwallis from naval support and delivering Sending additional land forces to blockade him on land .

Deceptions about their movement successfully delayed Change_event_time attempts by Clinton to send Sending more troops to Cornwallis .

In a step that probably shortened Change_event_time the siege , Cornwallis decided Deciding to abandon GiveUp parts of his outer defenses , and the besiegers successfully stormed Attack two of his redoubts .

When it became Becoming clear that his position was untenable , Cornwallis opened Openness negotiations Communication on October 17 and surrendered Surrendering two days later .

Clinton and Cornwallis engaged in a public war of words defending Defending their roles in the campaign , and British naval command also discussed Communication the navy 's shortcomings that led to Causation the defeat .

The battle Hostile_encounter was strategically decisive , in that it prevented Preventing_or_letting the Royal Navy from reinforcing Cause_change_of_strength or evacuating Emptying the besieged Besieging forces Causation of Lieutenant General Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown , Virginia .

Graves returned Arriving to New York to organize Arranging a larger relief effort ; this did not sail Self_motion until 19 October , two days after Cornwallis surrendered Surrendering .