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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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3
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:George_Washington
gptkb:Robert_E._Lee
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gptkbp:aftermath
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gptkb:Treaty_of_Paris_1783
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gptkbp:casualties
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approximately 8,000 British troops
approximately 300 American troops
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gptkbp:combatant
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gptkb:United_States
gptkb:tree
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Lord_Cornwallis
gptkb:Jean-Baptiste_Donatien_de_Vimeur,_comte_de_Rochambeau
gptkb:George_Washington
gptkb:Charles_Cornwallis
gptkb:Benjamin_Lincoln
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gptkbp:conflict
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decisive defeat for British forces
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gptkbp:construction_material
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gptkb:Fort_Monroe
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gptkbp:date
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September 28, 1781
October 28, 1781
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gptkbp:defeated
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British troops to lay down arms
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gptkbp:election_year
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increased support for the American cause in France
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gptkbp:famous_quote
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The world turned upside down.
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gptkbp:historical_analysis
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considered a turning point in the war
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gptkbp:historical_context
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part of the larger conflict between Britain and its colonies
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gptkbp:historical_event
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signaled the decline of British power in America
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gptkbp:historical_figure
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gptkb:George_Clinton
gptkb:Marquis_de_Lafayette
gptkb:Alexander_Hamilton
gptkb:John_Jay
gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson
gptkb:James_Monroe
gptkb:John_Adams
gptkb:Henry_Knox
gptkb:Richard_Henry_Lee
gptkb:Charles_Lee
gptkb:William_Howe
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gptkbp:historical_impact
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paved the way for American independence
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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marked the last major land battle of the American Revolutionary War
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gptkbp:historical_site
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gptkb:Yorktown_Battlefield
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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the Battle of Yorktown
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gptkbp:involved_units
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gptkb:military_unit
gptkb:Continental_Army
gptkb:French_Expeditionary_Force
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gptkbp:is_celebrated_in
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gptkb:Yorktown_Day
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gptkbp:landmark
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gptkb:Yorktown_Victory_Monument
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gptkbp:legacy
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inspired future military strategies
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gptkbp:located_in
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gptkb:York_River
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Yorktown,_Virginia
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gptkbp:military_branch
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approximately 17,000 troops
approximately 9,000 troops
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gptkbp:military_strategy
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combined land and naval operations
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gptkbp:notable_allies
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gptkb:military_officer
gptkb:French_Navy
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gptkbp:notable_ships
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gptkb:French_fleet_under_Admiral_de_Grasse
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gptkbp:outcome
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surrender of British forces
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
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gptkbp:result
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American victory
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gptkbp:significance
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led to the end of the Revolutionary War
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gptkbp:strategic_importance
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decisive victory for the Continental Army
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gptkbp:tactics
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about three weeks
attempt to control the southern colonies
encirclement of British forces
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