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The victory by the French fleet prevented the Royal Navy from resupplying the forces of [[Charles Cornwallis|Lord Cornwallis]] at [[Yorktown, Virginia]]. It also prevented interference with the supply of troops and supply from [[New York]] to the armies of [[George Washington]] through [[Chesapeake Bay]]. As a

result General Cornwallis surrendered after the [[Battle of Yorktown (1781)|Battle of Yorktown]] and the [[United Kingdom]] later recognized the independence of the [[United States|United States of America]].