battle of yorktown
General Cornwallis surrendered in Yorktown, Virginia, heralding the end of the Revolutionary War.General Cornwallis surrendered in Yorktown.
Basically ended when Cornwallis was defeated in Yorktown. But the War was still on with negotiations ongoing between Britain and the Americans. It was effectively over in 1783 with the signing of the Treaty of Paris.
After their victory at Yorktown.
The last battle, major one too, was at Yorktown, 1781 A combination of American & French troops surrounded the forces of British general Cornwallis at Yorktown, Virginia, and forced the British surrender. Yorktown was a peninsula and the French fleet prevented Cornwallis to escape, as the British fleet from New York was too late for a rescue operation.
General Cornwallis
General Cornwallis
The Americans defeat the British in Yorktown in 1715.
Charles Cornwallis
General Cornwallis was trapped in Yorktown, Virginia.
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battle of yorktown
Charles Cornwall was defeated at the Battle of Yorktown.
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battle of yorktown
The Franco-American allied forces decisively defeated the British at Yorktown in 1781, the last major battle of the war.