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Yes - because, again, that didn't drive the British off the mainland. Beating the British at Yorktown demonstrated the Crown could defeat the Continental Army - not that the Continental Army could dislodge British forces.
The British army was vastly reduced in capability after Cornwallis surrendered. They were not capable any longer of defeating the Americans.
Again, that doesn't matter to the argument.
Yes, it does. You're making value judgements that aren't backed by the historical record. It's not even arguable that the French Navy played the vital role in helping starve out Cornwallis. I don't understand why you're trying to argue otherwise. Without them, Cornwallis gets picked up by the Royal Navy and lives to fight another day. Fact. That one action led to the British defeat.
