The Patriot Resource: Battle of Yorktown

Battle of Yorktown

Location: Yorktown, Virginia
Victor: Continental General George Washington
Defeated: British Lt. General Charles Cornwallis
Other Notables: Continental Maj. General Benjamin Lincoln, British Lt. Colonel Banastre Tarleton

View the following pages for information on the Yorktown Campaign and associated battles:

Yorktown Campaign: Summary

Yorktown Campaign: Background

Lt. General Charles Cornwallis' frustrations in the Carolinas.
The situation in the North.

Yorktown Campaign

Lt. General Charles Cornwallis manuevers in Virginia.

Yorktown Campaign

Lt. General Charles Cornwallis occupies Yorktown.
General George Washington makes his way to Virginia.

Yorktown Campaign: Naval Operations

The French Navy gains control of the Virginia Capes.
Components of the American Army at Yorktown.

Yorktown Campaign

Components of the British and French forces at Yorktown.
Allied Arrival at Yorktown and Action at Gloucester.

Yorktown Campaign

The Siege of Yorktown Begins

Yorktown Campaign

Surrender of Lt. General Charles Cornwallis.

Yorktown Aftermath and Bibliography

Aftermath - Fallout from the battle.
Bibliography - Websites and books used as reference.

Documents: Yorktown Articles of Capitulation

Timeline: Yorktown Campaign

Also check out these related site pages:
Battle of Cowpens
Battle of Guilford Courthouse
People: Henry Clinton
People: Charles Cornwallis
People: Benjamin Lincoln
People: Banastre Tarleton
People: George Washington
Overview: 1781
Overview: Southern Theatre
Timeline: 1781
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