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TaigaThe fighting ended on 19 October 1781 when British Lieutenant General Charles Cornwallis surrendered his 7,000 soldiers to a combined force of American and French troops led by General George Washington and the Comte de Rochambeau. The actual end of the Revolutionary War came in 1783 with the British and American governments signing the Treaty of Paris on 3 September 1783.
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What battle led to the surrender of the British?
The siege of Yorktown led the British forces to surrender to the american and french forces in the american revolutionary war.
What was the battle of Yorktown's significance?
Washington, commanding American and French forces, forced Cornwallis to surrender his entire British Army of the South there, effectively ending the Revolution, though years of negotiation followed.
What war was between the thirteen colonies and British mercantilism?
The American Revolution was the war between the thirteen colonies and British mercantilism.
When did the British surrender at Yorktown?
The British army, under the command of Lieutenant General Lord Cornwallis, surrendered at Yorktown, Virginia, on October 19, 1781.
What did Winston Churchill vow to the British people after the evacuation of Dunkirk?
churchill told the british people that "we shall never surrender"
