Siege of Yorktown Timeline of Events

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Siege of Yorktown

The Siege of Yorktown, Battle of Yorktown, or Surrender of Yorktown in 1781 was a decisive victory by a combined assault of American forces led by General George Washington and French forces led by the Comte de Rochambeau over a British Army commanded by Lieutenant General Lord Cornwallis...

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1781

9.28.1781

American forces backed by a French fleet begin the siege of Yorktown, Virginia, during the American Revolutionary War.

10.16.1781

George Washington captures Yorktown, Virginia after the Siege of Yorktown.

10.19.1781

At Yorktown, Virginia, representatives of British commander Lord Cornwallis handed over Cornwallis' sword and formally surrendered to George Washington and the comte de Rochambeau.