On October 19, 1781, British peer and Lieutenant General Charles Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown, Virginia, ending the three-week Siege of Yorktown, also known as the Battle of Yorktown, German Battle or the Siege of Little York. This 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 … Continue reading The Siege and Surrender at Yorktown