17 ottob 1781 anni - Battle of Yorktown
Descrizione:
On September 28, 1781, General George Washington, commanding a force of 17,000 French and Continental troops, begins the siege of Yorktown against British General Charles Cornwallis and 9,000 British troops at Yorktown, Virginia, in the most important battle of the Revolutionary War. Cornwallis surrendered to Washington in the field at Yorktown on October 17, 1781, ending the War for Independence.Aggiunto al nastro di tempo:
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17 ottob 1781 anni
Adesso
~ 243 years ago