This article describes the issues and troop movement leading up to the British surrender to Washington at Yorktown. A chart shows the statistics of both the British and American forces' resources and causalities.

View a contemporary map and read how British General Charles Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown on October 19, 1781, thus effectively ending Great Britain's attempt to put down the American Revolution.

Find an excellent description of this important "turning point" battle that led to the victory at Yorktown. Important terms and names of people and places are hyperlinked to the glossary for additional explanation.