19 oct. 1781 - A miraculous convergence of American and French forces traps Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown, Virginia. He surrenders his British army. It is important because the French navy and Continental Army convinced a daring plan to entrap Cornwallis. The plan worked and Cornwallis surrendered Yorktown.
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19 oct. 1781
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