The Battle of Yorktown..........Sept.28...........1781
Battle: Yorktown
War: American Revolutionary War
Date: 28th September to 19th October 1781
Place: Virginia, United States of America
Combatants: Americans and French against the British
Size of the armies: 8,800 Americans, 7,800 French and 6,000 British
Winner: The Americans and French
Casualties: 6,000 British surrendered to the Americans and French
Conclusion: The capitulation of the British to the Americans and French ended the fighting in the war and led to the Peace Treaty that acknowledged the independence of the American states.
War: American Revolutionary War
Date: 28th September to 19th October 1781
Place: Virginia, United States of America
Combatants: Americans and French against the British
Size of the armies: 8,800 Americans, 7,800 French and 6,000 British
Winner: The Americans and French
Casualties: 6,000 British surrendered to the Americans and French
Conclusion: The capitulation of the British to the Americans and French ended the fighting in the war and led to the Peace Treaty that acknowledged the independence of the American states.