Surrender at Yorktown

GPTKB entity

Properties (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical event
gptkbp:aftermath Treaty of Paris 1783
gptkbp:celebrates gptkb:Yorktown_Day
National_Park_Service_site
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Lord_Cornwallis
gptkb:Jean-Baptiste_Donatien_de_Vimeur
gptkb:George_Washington
gptkbp:culturalHeritage historical reenactments
featured in documentaries
depicted in films
commemorated in literature
celebrated in songs
gptkbp:date October 19, 1781
gptkbp:defeated return_to_Britain
parole_for_British_soldiers
gptkbp:fightingStyle decisive battle
gptkbp:historical_analysis considered a turning point
demonstrated_American_resilience
showcased_Franco-American_cooperation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Surrender at Yorktown
gptkbp:impact led to the end of major combat operations
boosted_American_morale
increased_French_support_for_America
gptkbp:involved gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:Continental_Army
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
gptkbp:key_figure gptkb:Marquis_de_Lafayette
gptkb:General_Cornwallis
gptkb:General_George_Washington
Count de Rochambeau
gptkbp:legacy inspiration for future revolutions
remains a subject of study in military academies
influenced military strategy worldwide
symbol_of_American_independence
foundation_for_American_democracy
gptkbp:location gptkb:Yorktown,_Virginia
gptkbp:outcome British_surrender
gptkbp:relatedEvent Battle of Yorktown
Siege of Yorktown
Battle of Chesapeake
gptkbp:resultedIn gptkb:British_recognition_of_American_independence
gptkbp:significance end_of_the_American_Revolutionary_War
gptkbp:strategicGoals disruption_of_British_supply_lines
control_of_the_Chesapeake_Bay
gptkbp:tactics Siege warfare
trenches
encirclement
artillery bombardment