| 单词 | 康华里 |
| 释义 | 〔Virginia〕A state of the eastern United States on Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. It was admitted as one of the original Thirteen Colonies in 1788. Early colonizing attempts (1584-1587) by Sir Walter Raleigh failed, but in 1607 colonists dispatched by the London Company established the first permanent settlement at Jamestown (May 13). Virginia was a prime force in the move for independence and was the site of Lord Cornwallis's surrender in 1781. Virginia seceded in April 1861 and was the scene of many major battles during the Civil War, including the final campaigns that led to the surrender of Gen. Robert E. Lee. Richmond is the capital and Norfolk the largest city. Population, 6,216,568.弗吉尼亚：美国东部的一个州，临近切萨皮克湾和大西洋。1788年成为首批13个殖民地之一。早期(1584年-1587年）沃特尔·雷利的殖民企图以失败告终，但在1607年，由伦敦公司派遣的殖民者第一次在詹姆斯敦设立了永久据点(5月13日）。弗吉尼亚是独立运动中的主要力量，并是1781年康华里勋爵的投降地点。弗吉利亚在1861年从联邦中脱离，成为内战中许多主要战争的战场，其中包括导致罗伯特·E·李将军投降的最后战役。首府为里士满，诺福克为最大城市。人口6,216,568〔Grasse〕French naval officer who during the American Revolution commanded the French fleet in Chesapeake Bay, thereby preventing British naval forces from aiding Cornwallis at Yorktown (1781).格拉斯，弗朗索瓦·约瑟夫·保罗·德：(1722?-1788) 法国海军军官，在美国内战期间指挥在切萨皮克湾的法国舰队， 阻止了英国海军对在约克敦的康华里的支援（1781年）〔Cornwallis〕British military and political leader who commanded forces in North Carolina during the American Revolution. His surrender at Yorktown in 1781 marked the final British defeat.康华里，查尔斯：(1738-1805) 美国革命中指挥北卡罗来纳州士兵的英国军事和政治领导。1781年在约克郡投降标志着英国的最终失败〔Laurens〕American Revolutionary leader. A member (1777-1779) and president (1777-1778) of the Continental Congress, he was captured by the British while en route to Holland to obtain aid for the colonists (1780). Exchanged for Cornwallis (1782), he also helped negotiate the Treaty of Paris (1782-1784).劳伦斯，亨利：(1724-1792) 美国独立革命的领导人。他曾是大陆会议的成员（1777-1779年）和主席（1777-1778年），1780年在前往荷兰寻求对殖民地人民进行援助的路途中被英国人抓获。1782年通过与康华里交换而获释放，他还帮助完成巴黎公约的谈判（1782-1784年） |
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