Battle of Yorktown
Revolutionary War
Battle of Yorktown
Where
Yorktown
When
28th of September to 19th of October 1781
Who
George Washington and Charles Cornwallis
Why
So the Americans could be free from Great Britain
The Battle of Yorktown Begins
On this day in 1781, General George Washington, and General Jean-Baptiste Donatien commanding a force of 7,800 French and 8,800 American troops, begins the siege known as the Battle of Yorktown against British General Charles Cornwallis and a army of 9,000 British troops at Yorktown.
General Charles Cronwallis
General Charles Cornwallis was the leader of the British army and wanted the Americans to see who was in charge.
General Jean-Baptiste Donatien
General Jean-Baptiste Donatien was the leader of the French and wanted to helped the Americans come free from Great Britain by helping the Americans win the battle of Yorktown.
General George Washington
General George Washington was the leader of the Americans army and wanted the British to surrender so the Americans could be free and an independent nation.
The Battle of Yorktown Ends
The Americans and the French surrounded the British and they could go the other way because the York River was behind them and their ships were scattered in a storm. So nothing else to do they surrendered to the Americans and the French. Now the Revolutionary War was finished and America was free from Great Britain and could be a independent nation.