Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
historical event
|
| gptkbp:aftermath |
Treaty of Paris 1783
|
| gptkbp:celebrates |
gptkb:Yorktown_Day
educational programs national parks historical reenactments monuments and memorials |
| gptkbp:culturalHeritage |
books
documentaries artworks films songs |
| gptkbp:date |
October 19, 1781
|
| gptkbp:historical_analysis |
debates on military leadership
role of logistics strategic decisions made effect on colonial unity impact_on_British_policy |
| gptkbp:historical_figure |
gptkb:Benjamin_Franklin
gptkb:Lafayette gptkb:Alexander_Hamilton gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson gptkb:John_Adams |
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
Colonial resistance French_involvement_in_the_war British_strategy_in_America |
| 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 established_American_independence influenced_international_support_for_America |
| gptkbp:involved |
gptkb:French_Army
gptkb:French_Navy |
| gptkbp:is_a_source_of |
government documents
newspaper articles military reports letters from participants diaries of soldiers |
| gptkbp:is_involved_in |
gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:Continental_Army |
| gptkbp:key_figure |
gptkb:General_Cornwallis
gptkb:General_George_Washington |
| gptkbp:legacy |
inspiration for future conflicts
symbol_of_American_victory |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Yorktown,_Virginia
|
| gptkbp:outcome |
British_surrender
|
| gptkbp:significance |
end_of_the_American_Revolutionary_War
|
| gptkbp:tactics |
Siege warfare
blockade encirclement |