USA HISTORY

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783

THE BATTLE OF YORKTOWN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What Month did the Battle of Yorktown start?
A
March
B
April
C
July
D
September
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Virginia | Sep 28-Oct 19, 1781. The Battle of Yorktown proved to be the decisive engagement of the American Revolution.

Detailed explanation-2: -Siege of Yorktown, (September 28–October 19, 1781), joint Franco-American land and sea campaign that entrapped a major British army on a peninsula at Yorktown, Virginia, and forced its surrender. The siege virtually ended military operations in the American Revolution.

Detailed explanation-3: -The End of the Revolutionary War General Lord Cornwallis surrendering his sword and his army to General George Washington and the Continental and French armies after the final battle of the Revolutionary War on October 19, 1781 in Yorktown, Virginia.

Detailed explanation-4: -General George Washington and his French allies knew that if they took the redoubts, they could then fire directly on Yorktown itself and force the British commander Lord Cornwallis to surrender. After more than a week of bombardment, the assault finally came on the 14th of October.

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