American victory at Yorktown
GPTKB entity
Properties (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
historical event
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| gptkbp:aftermath |
Treaty_of_Paris_negotiations
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| gptkbp:alliance |
gptkb:France
Loyalists |
| gptkbp:awards |
Decisive_American_victory
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| gptkbp:celebrates |
gptkb:Yorktown_Battlefield_National_Park
gptkb:Yorktown_Day |
| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:General_Cornwallis
gptkb:General_George_Washington Approximately 8,000 troops |
| gptkbp:cultural_heritage |
Portrayed in literature and art
|
| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
Strengthened revolutionary cause
Inspiration_for_American_nationalism |
| gptkbp:date |
October 19, 1781
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| gptkbp:duration |
Unconditional surrender
About three weeks |
| gptkbp:fate |
Continued_to_lead_the_Continental_Army
Gained_recognition_in_France |
| gptkbp:fightingStyle |
Siege
|
| gptkbp:historical_analysis |
Studied in military history
|
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
Seen as a pivotal moment in history
Marked_the_decline_of_British_power_in_America |
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
Part_of_the_American_Revolutionary_War
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| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
Accounts by participants
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
American victory at Yorktown
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| gptkbp:impact |
Boosted_American_morale
Encouraged_French_support Led_to_British_reconsideration_of_the_war |
| gptkbp:involved |
gptkb:French_Army
gptkb:Continental_Army Approximately 17,000 troops Approximately 7,000 troops French_naval_blockade |
| gptkbp:key_figure |
gptkb:George_Washington
gptkb:Cornwallis |
| gptkbp:leadership |
gptkb:Comte_de_Rochambeau
George_Washington's_leadership |
| gptkbp:legacy |
Turning point in the war
Symbol_of_American_independence |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Yorktown,_Virginia
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| gptkbp:navalFleet |
gptkb:French_Navy
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| gptkbp:outcome |
British_surrender
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| gptkbp:peerage |
Returned_to_Britain_after_surrender
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| gptkbp:politicalPosition |
Increased anti-war sentiment
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| gptkbp:significance |
gptkb:End_of_major_combat_in_the_American_Revolutionary_War
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| gptkbp:significantEvent |
Final major battle of the war
|
| gptkbp:strategicGoals |
Decisive_victory_for_the_Americans
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| gptkbp:tactics |
Siege warfare
Attempt to control the southern colonies Coordinated siege operations Encirclement_of_British_forces Support_American_forces |
| gptkbp:treaty |
Treaty of Paris 1783
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