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Siege of Yorktown: Quick Facts

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Facts

Date September 28, 1781 - October 19, 1781
Location United States • Virginia • Yorktown
Participants France • United Kingdom • United States
Context American Revolution

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Surrender of Lord Cornwallis
Historical map showing the final campaigns in the southern United States during the American Revolution, focusing on the Siege of Yorktown in 1781. The map traces the movements of French and American forces in brown and British forces in green through Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina, with key battle sites such as Yorktown, Guilford Court House, Kings Mountain, Cowpens, and Eutaw Springs marked by crossed swords. Major rivers and cities are labeled for geographic context.
George Washington at Yorktown
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Sir Henry Clinton
Sir Henry Clinton
British military officer
George Washington
George Washington
president of United States
The Marquis de Lafayette
Marquis de Lafayette
French noble
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess and 2nd Earl Cornwallis
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess and 2nd Earl Cornwallis
British general and statesman
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John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg
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Jean-Baptiste-Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau
Jean-Baptiste-Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau
French general
Constantino Brumidi: Henry Knox
Henry Knox
United States general
headquarters of Noailles, Louis-Marie, vicomte de
Louis-Marie, viscount de Noailles
French statesman and army officer

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