Battle+of+Yorktown-Period+5

= __//**Battle of Yorktown **//__ =

By: Sam Trevenen Period 2 American History

//﻿// The Battle of Yorktown Occurred in Yorktown, Virginia from September 28 - October 19 1781.

The American forces under George Washington and the French Forces under Comte de Rochambeau Led an assault against British  Forces stationed in Yorktown Virginia Commanded by General Cornwallis.

The siege and assault of Yorktown proved to be the decisive victory over the Birtish and with the surrender of General Cornwallis the British decided to negotiate peace and end the war officially during the Treaty of Paris on September 3, 1783     //Facts: // //Cornwallis Surrendered on October 19th 1781, effectively ending the war. // //With the war effectively over the prosess of rebuilding and paying off war debts could begin and the country of the United States America was legitimate. // 
 * //Hessian Jaegers assissted the British in Fighting the Americans //
 * //The Combined American and French Forces took redoubts #9 and # 10 allowed for shelling of Yorktown from three directions //
 * //<span style="color: #2a0080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">After Cornwallis consulted his officers during the bombardment he realized his situation was hopeless and surrendered //

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