Battle of Yorktown

The Battle of Yorktown, which unfolded in 1781, marked a pivotal moment in the American Revolutionary War. This was where General George Washington, leading American troops, and Comte de Rochambeau, commanding French forces, joined together to confront the British Army, led by Lieutenant General Charles Cornwallis. The Franco-American forces successfully besieged Cornwallis’s troops in Yorktown, Virginia, leaving them with no choice but to surrender. This significant victory essentially brought an end to the war’s military operations. It also set the stage for the Treaty of Paris in 1783, which officially ended the conflict.