8h 26min, oct 19, 1781 y - On October 19, 1781
Lord Charles Cornwallis
was forced to surrender his
entire army at Yorktown,
Virginia after being trapped
on all sides by French General Jean de
Baptiste Rochambeau, George Washington's
army of 14,000 , and 36 French warships.
This victory was the last major conflict of
the war and all but guaranteed Patriot victory.
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