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Battle of Yorktown (21h 40min, sep 28, 1781 y – 12h 4min, oct 19, 1781 y)

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A major victory by a combined force of American Continental Troops and French Army troops over a British Army. The siege proved to be the last major land battle of the American Revolutionary War and it prompted the British government to negotiate an end to the conflict.

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21h 40min, sep 28, 1781 y
12h 4min, oct 19, 1781 y
~ 21 days