Siege of Yorktown

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28. Sept. 1781 – 19. Okt. 1781

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37.23° N, 76.50° W

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siege, part of American Revolutionary War

1781 siege of the American Revolutionary War

The Siege of Yorktown, also known as the Battle of Yorktown and the surrender at Yorktown, took place in 1781 and was the final major land engagement of the American Revolutionary War. It was won decisively by the Continental Army, led by George Washington, with support from the Marquis de Lafayette and French Army troops, led by Comte de Rochambeau, and a French Navy force commanded by the Comte de Grasse, defeating…

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Quellseite
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · nennt es „American Revolution: Following the Siege of Yorktown, General Charles Cornwallis surrenders to General George Washington at Yorktown, Virginia“Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Quellseite
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · nennt es „In der Schlacht bei Yorktown beginnt der entscheidende Angriff der verbündeten Amerikaner und Franzosen auf die von den Briten gehaltene Stadt“Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Quellseite
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · nennt es „bataille de Yorktown“Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Quellseite
• Wikipedia year pages (Japanese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · nennt es „アメリカ独立戦争: 米仏連合軍がヨークタウンのイギリス軍を包囲（ヨークタウンの戦い開始）。“Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Quellseite

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