BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ZContent.net//Zap Calendar 1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20080101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Victory at Yorktown UID:2010-09-29-14-06-45-63-0@AmericanHistoryCalendar.com SEQUENCE:0 STATUS:CONFIRMED TRANSP:OPAQUE RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=10;BYMONTHDAY=19 DTSTART;TZID=UTC;VALUE=DATE:20251019 DTEND;TZID=UTC;VALUE=DATE:20251020 DTSTAMP:20260624T213203 CATEGORIES:Revolution Era LOCATION:Yorktown\, Virginia GEO:37.2387556;-76.5096731 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\n\n\n

The victory at Yorktown took place in October 1781 during the American Revolutionary War. American and French forces, led by General George Washington and French General Ro chambeau, surrounded the British army commanded by General Charles Cornwal lis at Yorktown, Virginia. After several weeks of siege, Cornwallis surren dered on October 19, 1781, effectively ending major fighting in the war. T he victory at Yorktown marked the last major battle of the Revolution and led to peace negotiations that secured American independence.

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DESCRIPTION:The victory at Yorktown took place in October 1781 during the A merican Revolutionary War. American and French forces\, led by General Geo rge Washington and French General Rochambeau\, surrounded the British army commanded by General Charles Cornwallis at Yorktown\, Virginia. After sev eral weeks of siege\, Cornwallis surrendered on October 19\, 1781\, effect ively ending major fighting in the war. The victory at Yorktown marked the last major battle of the Revolution and led to peace negotiations that se cured American independence.\n\n URL:https://americanhistorycalendar.com/component/zcalendar/2,6783-victory- at-yorktown?Itemid= END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR