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Yorktown, in 1781, in Virginia
At the Battle of Yorktown.
George Washington
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Yorktown,VA
At the Battle of Yorktown.
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General Cornwallis was the British commander that surrendered at Yorktown.
yorktown,virginia
General george washington To be more specific: The AMERICANS won the battle of Yorktown which was fought over with the British. The American's LEADER was general George Washington.
The Battle of Yorktown (or Siege of Yorktown) was the last major land battle of the American War Of Independence. The combinded American forces of General George Washington and French forces of General Comte de Rochambeau were victorious over British forces led by General Lord Cornwallis. The defeat prompted the British government to negotiate an end to the conflict.
Yorktown Corwallis surrendered to gerneral Washington in Yorktown.