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NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Battle of Yorktown (1781) (2251 words) |
 | The Battle of Yorktown (1781) was a victory by a combined American and French force led by General George Washington, Marquis de Lafayette, and the French General Comte de Rochambeau over a British army commanded by General Lord Charles Cornwallis. |
| The Battle of the Rice Boats was a battle of the American Revolution that took place in the Savannah River on the border between the Province of Georgia and the Province of South Carolina. |
| Battle of Yorktown (1862) Battle of Yorktown 1862 Part of the American Civil War Pursuit of the flying rebels from Yorktown Sunday morning. |
| YORKTOWN, SIEGE OF, (970 words) |
| In August the British fortified Yorktown and the town of Gloucester, on the opposite side of the York River. |
| En route to Yorktown, a British reinforcement of 7000 troops under Clinton had to sail back to New York upon receiving news of the surrender on October 29. |
| Washington achieved the victory at Yorktown by coordinating his widely scattered land and sea forces in what is considered one of the most skillful military operations in history. |
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