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The Siege of Yorktown or Battle of Yorktown in 1781 was a decisive victory by combined assault of American forces led by General George Washington and French forces led by General Comte de Rochambeau over a British Army commanded by General Lord Cornwallis.
May 10, 1781 British General Charles Cornwallis, earl Cornwallis, and his army entered Virginia. Cornwallis believed that American resistance would fail if he defeated Virginia. August 1â2, 1781 Cornwallis and his army encamped at Yorktown and across the York River at Gloucester Point. Lafayette's spies overheard Cornwallis's plans to use the port as a base of supply and Lafayette relayed word to General George Washington in New York.