The Battle of forced the British to surrender, ending the Revolutionary War.

The siege of Yorktown, or the Battle of Yorktown, forced the British to surrender, ending the Revolutionary War.

The battle ended on October 19, 1781. A combined force of the Continental Army, led by Washington, and French troops, led by the Comte de Rochambeau, faced a British Army led by Lieutenant General Charles Cornwallis. His defeat, surrender and capture prompted the British government to negotiate an end to the conflict.

Battle of Yorktown