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oct 24, 1781 - General Cornwallis surrenders British troops at Yorktown

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On October 24 1781 General Cornwallis surrenders British 8,000 troops to the Americans. This is what brought the American revolution closer to being done. The French and Americans were that much closer the winning.

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oct 24, 1781
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~ 244 years ago

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