Yorktown in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Yorktown in United States of America. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

3 records3 event labels1 people1781–1781

Historical events in Yorktown

1781

Battle of Yorktown

George Washington · American War of Independence

Yorktown, Virginia, surrenders to Washington & the French fleet

19 October 1781

Result of Surrender of Cornwallis's Army at Yorktown

George Washington · American War of Independence

The capitulation at Yorktown ends major combat and confirms the collapse of Britain's southern campaign.

19 October 1781

Surrender of Cornwallis's Army at Yorktown

George Washington · American War of Independence

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

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