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oct 19, 1781 - Surrender at Yorktown

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On this day in 1781, British General Charles Cornwallis formally surrenders 8,000 British soldiers and seamen to a French and American force at Yorktown, Virginia, bringing the American Revolution to a close.

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oct 19, 1781
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~ 244 years ago

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