was the defeat that effectively ended the American War of
Independence with the soldier's (7,087 officers and men, 900
seamen, 144 cannons, 15 galleys, a frigate, and 30 transport
ships), under General Lord Cornwallis, surrendered to the
American/French had moved his men to Yorktown with the intention
to reinforce his forces and give them time to rest. George
Washington gave orders to the Marquis de Lafayette to block the
British exit from Yorktown by land. A French fleet would then
block the British from the reinforcements were denied to
Cornwallis after the French defeat of the British in the Battle
of Virginia Capes. British were completely encircled by over
14,000 troops and, over time, the fortified British positions
were being reduced. A 7,000 men British reinforcement was on its
way, but failed to arrive on time. American War of Independence
continued on the seas, but this was the final major 3rd
September 1783 The Treaty of Paris recognized the USA as an
independent country.