Surrender at Yorktown, 1781

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Siege_of_Yorktown
gptkbp:AmericanCommander	gptkb:George_Washington
gptkbp:AmericanFrenchTroops	about 17,000
gptkbp:BritishForcesSurrendered	over 7,000 soldiers
gptkbp:BritishTroops	about 8,000
gptkbp:category	gptkb:Battles_of_the_American_Revolutionary_War 1781 in Virginia Sieges involving the United States
gptkbp:combatant	gptkb:France gptkb:Great_Britain gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:commander	gptkb:George_Washington gptkb:Admiral_de_Grasse gptkb:Charles_Cornwallis gptkb:Comte_de_Rochambeau
gptkbp:date	October 19, 1781
gptkbp:followedBy	gptkb:Evacuation_of_New_York
gptkbp:FrenchCommander	gptkb:Comte_de_Rochambeau
gptkbp:FrenchNavalBlockade	Chesapeake Bay
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Surrender at Yorktown, 1781
gptkbp:ledTo	gptkb:Treaty_of_Paris_(1783)
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Yorktown,_Virginia
gptkbp:navalBattle	gptkb:Battle_of_the_Chesapeake
gptkbp:notableEvent	British band played 'The World Turned Upside Down'
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
gptkbp:precededBy	gptkb:Siege_of_Charleston
gptkbp:result	Decisive American and French victory
gptkbp:siegeBegan	September 28, 1781
gptkbp:siegeEnded	October 19, 1781
gptkbp:significance	Effectively ended major fighting in the American Revolutionary War
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:2nd_Earl_Cornwallis
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6