The U.S. had 27 ships to Britain's 270 in the Revolutionary War, so they relied on this country for British defeat on the sea.

The French Navy took on the British Royal Navy in Yorktown, and it was a game-changer. The Americans and French were finally successful at coordinating their military strategy, trapping General Cornwallis and his troops in a war-ending headlock.

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