The Siege of Yorktown, also known as the Battle of Yorktown and the surrender at Yorktown, was the final major land engagement of the American Revolutionary War.

Feb 20, 2026 · Siege of Yorktown, (September 28–October 19, 1781), joint Franco-American land and sea campaign that entrapped a major British army on a peninsula at Yorktown, Virginia, and forced …

The Allied armies marched hundreds of miles from their headquarters north of New York City to Yorktown, making theirs the largest troop movement of the American Revolution. They surprised the …

The Battle of Yorktown, also known as the Siege of Yorktown, was fought between the British Army and the combined forces of the French and Continental Armies between September 28 and October 19, …

During the Yorktown campaign, the siege proved to be the last major land battle of the Revolutionary War in the North American theater, as the surrender by Cornwallis, and the capture of both him and …

Sep 5, 2024 · The Siege of Yorktown (28 September to 19 October 1781) was the final major military operation of the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783). It resulted in the surrender of British …

Oct 30, 2024 · The Battle of Yorktown — also known as the Siege of Yorktown — took place from September 28, 1781, to October 19, 1781, in and around Yorktown, Virginia. It was the last major …

Nov 9, 2009 · When British General Lord Charles Cornwallis and his army surrendered to General George Washington ’s American force and its French allies at the Battle of Yorktown on October 19, …

The Siege of Yorktown in Virginia in 1781 was the culminating battle of the Revolution in North America. It followed six years of seesaw combat for independence.

Cornwallis decides to escape from Yorktown. About midnight, Cornwallis moves his able bodied troops to the waterfront and begins to ferry them across the river to Gloucester Point. After some are …