Cornwallis Surrenders at Yorktown (1781 CE)

About this moment

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 the British Army commanded by British Lieutenant General Charles Cornwallis. The French and American armies united north of New York City during the summer of 1781.

Gallery

Surrender of Lord CornwallisJohn TrumbullPublic domainWikimedia Commons

YorktownAnonymous, Dutch, 18th centuryCC0 The Met

below Yorktown, Virginia from "Battles and Leaders of the Civil War, being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers, based upon “the Century War Series.” Edited by R. U. J. and C. C. B., etc. [Illustrated.]".The British LibraryPublic domain Europeana

People

Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis · 1738 CE – 1805 CE
George Washington · 1732 CE – 1799 CE
Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette · 1757 CE – 1834 CE
Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau · 1725 CE – 1807 CE
François Joseph Paul de Grasse · 1722 CE – 1788 CE

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