USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The culmination of the Yorktown campaign, the Siege of Yorktown proved the last major land battle of the American Revolutionary War in the North American region, leading to the surrender by Cornwallis and the capture of both him and his army.

Detailed explanation-2: -Surrender at Yorktown On October 19, 1781, British General Charles Cornwallis surrendered his army of some 8, 000 men to General George Washington at Yorktown, giving up any chance of winning the Revolutionary War.

Detailed explanation-3: -British forces were cut off from their supply lines, and-running out of ammunition, suffering high casualties-Cornwallis attempted to evacuate his troops. The evacuation was thwarted by stormy weather, however. On October 17, Cornwallis was forced to seek a truce and cease-fire to negotiate his army’s surrender.

Detailed explanation-4: -American victory. Outnumbered and outfought during a three-week siege in which they sustained great losses, British troops surrendered to the Continental Army and their French allies.