But French blood, more costly than money, was shed on land and sea in the same cause, until at last the army of Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown to the allied forces of Rochambeau and Washington, and the war closed by the recognition of our national independence.
Sumner highlights the sacrifice of French lives in the American Revolution, underscoring the depth of their commitment to the cause.
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