Siege of Yorktown

When

28 Sep 1781 – 19 Oct 1781

Kind

Siege

Coordinates

37.23° N, 76.50° W

Description

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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• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “American Revolution: Following the Siege of Yorktown, General Charles Cornwallis surrenders to General George Washington at Yorktown, Virginia”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “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 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “bataille de Yorktown”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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