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Surrender of Cornwallis's Army at Yorktown

Name: Surrender of Cornwallis's Army at Yorktown – United States of America factsheet records
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1781

George Washington19 October 1781

Yorktown · Warfare / American War of Independence

Lord Cornwallis surrenders with 7,000 men marking the end of fighting in the war

Names involved

George Washington

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