Yorktown VA. American and French militaries cornered Great Britain, so British general Charles Cornwallis was forced to surrender, thus ending the American Revolution.
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The Battle of Yorktown.
Yorktown Virginia. The Colonists on land, and the French Navy in the Atlantic defeated the British and brought the war to a virtual end.
the Battle of Yorktown was the last major battle of the American Revolution.
The Battle of Wounded Knee brought to an end to the Ghost Dance that was performed by many Native American tribes.
The American Revolution
It was won by the Americans (with the help of the French Navy) and was the end of the American Revolution.
The Battle of Yorktown was the last major battle during the American Revolution, and General Charles Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown on October 19, 1781. Although the Battle of Yorktown was the last major battle during the revolution, minor battles and fighting still occurred for the next two years.
The Battle of Bunker Hill was fought towards the beginning of the American Revolution.
Washington, commanding American and French forces, forced Cornwallis to surrender his entire British Army of the South there, effectively ending the Revolution, though years of negotiation followed.
General Cornwallis