A few ways to describe George Washington actions leading up to the patriots victory at Yorktown was...George was a great general for the patriots because he never gave up when times were rough time for the army that's what lead them success to beating the British army aka red coats. Washington realized the threat from the officers to the congress was dangerous. Washington's leadership ended the threat.
Explanation: George Washington and the French General  Comte de Rochambeau combined the  troops .and they were prepared prepared to attack a small Patriot force led by the Marquis de Lafayette. The significance of the conflict was that Cornwallis surrendered to George Washington as French and American forces trapped the British at Yorktown.When the British surrendered at this Battle of York Town  this marked the end of Revolutionary war by the American. when George Washington realized the threat from the officers to the congress was dangerous. Washington's leadership ended the threat.