Battle of Yorktown

The Siege of Yorktown was a decisive victory by the combined forces of the American Continental Army and the French Army over the British Army, led by General George Washington, the Marquis de Lafayette, and the Comte de Rochambeau, against British Lieutenant General Charles Cornwallis, resulting in the capture of Cornwallis and his army. The battle, which took place from September 28 to October 19, 1781, in Yorktown, Virginia, was the last major land battle of the American Revolutionary War in North America and led to the surrender of General Cornwallis. The Continental Army's victory prompted the British government to negotiate an end to the conflict.learn more on wikipedia