Battle of Yorktown (1781)
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Part of the American Revolutionary War  Surrender of Lord Cornwallis by John Trumbull, depicting the British surrendering to French (left) and American (right) troops. Oil on canvas, 1820. |
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 France
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 Comte de Grasse
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 August Voight 
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French: 7,800–8,800 regulars |
9,000 (includes German troops) | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 88 killed 301 wounded |
142–309 killed; 326–595 wounded prisoners; 7,416–7,685 captured |
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Decisive Franco-American victory
George Washington Benjamin Lincoln Henry Knox Alexander Hamilton Marquis de Lafayette Baron von Steuben Thomas Nelson Moses Hazen Comte de Rochambeau Comte d'Aboville Marquis de Choisy
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