5h 53min, oct 19, 1781 y - Cornwallis Surrenders at Yorktown
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Unexpectedly, France and America trap Lord Cornwallis and his British army at Yorktown, Virginia. This was significant, because it convinced Great Britain to maybe soon negotiate some sort of end of to the conflict.
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5h 53min, oct 19, 1781 y
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~ 244 years ago
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