What happened in the battle of Yorktown?

The Battle of Yorktown in 1781 was a culmination of a series of battles between the Americans and the British in the South. As part of their Southern Strategy, the British had basically defeated the organized American forces in the south and were recruiting heavily from southern loyalists. read more

The Siege of Yorktown, also known as the Battle of Yorktown, the Surrender at Yorktown, German Battle or the Siege of Little York, ending on October 19, 1781, at Yorktown, Virginia, was a decisive victory by a combined force of American Continental Army troops led by General George Washington and French Army troops led by the Comte de Rochambeau over a British Army commanded by British peer and Lieutenant General Charles Cornwallis. read more

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