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Siege of Yorktown

Siege of Yorktown
Part of the American Revolutionary War Surrender of Lord Cornwallis.jpg Surrender of Lord Cornwallis by John Trumbull, depicting the British surrendering to French (left) and American (right) troops. Oil on canvas, 1820.
Date September 29 – October 19, 1781
Location Yorktown, Virginia
37°14′21″N 76°30′38″W / 37.239301°N 76.510692°W / 37.239301; -76.510692Coordinates: 37°14′21″N 76°30′38″W / 37.239301°N 76.510692°W / 37.239301; -76.510692
Result

Decisive Franco-American victory
Belligerents

 United States

 France

 Great Britain
Commanders and leaders

George Washington
Benjamin Lincoln
Henry Knox
Marquis de Lafayette
Baron von Steuben
Thomas Nelson
Moses Hazen
Comte de Rochambeau
Comte d'Aboville
Marquis de Choisy

Kingdom of France Comte de Grasse

Lord Cornwallis Surrendered
Charles O'Hara Surrendered
Banastre Tarleton Surrendered
Robert Abercromby Surrendered
Thomas Dundas Surrendered
Kingdom of Great Britain Thomas Symonds Surrendered
Matthew Fuchs Surrendered

Wappen Brandenburg-Ansbach.svg August Voight Surrendered
Strength

French: 7,800–8,800 regulars
29 warships
American: 8,000 regulars
3,100 militia

Total: 18,900 		9,000 (includes German troops)
Casualties and losses
88 killed
301 wounded		 142–309 killed;
326–595 wounded prisoners;
7,416–7,685 captured

Decisive Franco-American victory

 United States

 Great Britain

George Washington
Benjamin Lincoln
Henry Knox
Marquis de Lafayette
Baron von Steuben
Thomas Nelson
Moses Hazen
Comte de Rochambeau
Comte d'Aboville
Marquis de Choisy


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