Siege of Yorktown

siege, part of American Revolutionary War
see also Siege of Yorktown, Siege of Yorktown

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1781 — 1781 battle, siege, American Revolutionary War, United States of America, 

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  Battle of Big Bethel 1861
  
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  Battle of Craney Island 1813
  
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  Battle of Eltham's Landing 1862
  
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  Battle of Gloucester Point
  
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  Battle of Green Spring 1781
  
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  Battle of Hampton Roads 1862
  
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  Battle of Sewell's Point 1861
  
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  Battle of Spencer's Ordinary 1781
  
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  Battle of Trent's Reach 1865
  
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  Battle of Williamsburg 1862
  
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  Peninsula Campaign 1862
  
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  Siege of Yorktown 1862
  
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  Siege of Yorktown 1862
  

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1861-06-10T00:00:00Z

Battle of Big Bethel

1813-06-22T00:00:00Z

Battle of Craney Island

1862-05-07T00:00:00Z

Battle of Eltham's Landing

1781-07-06T00:00:00Z

Battle of Green Spring

1862-03-08T00:00:00Z

Battle of Hampton Roads

1861-05-18T00:00:00Z

Battle of Sewell's Point

1781-06-26T00:00:00Z

Battle of Spencer's Ordinary

1865-01-01T00:00:00Z

Battle of Trent's Reach

1862-05-05T00:00:00Z

Battle of Williamsburg

1862-07-01T00:00:00Z

Peninsula Campaign

1862-05-04T00:00:00Z

Siege of Yorktown

1862-05-04T00:00:00Z

Siege of Yorktown

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Frameless

Captured British flags from Yorktown are being brought into Philadelphia under escort of the Light Horse troop for presentation to the Continental Congress, November 3, 1781

Capture of Yorktown

Columbia's noblest sons LCCN2003666962

Confederate fortifications at Gloucester Point, Va., opposite Yorktown, Va LCCN2002698415

Confederate fortifications, Yorktown, Va LCCN2002697956

Confederate fortifications, Yorktown, Va LCCN2012646904

Confederate fortifications, Yorktown, Va LCCN2012646905

Confederate fortifications, Yorktown, Va LCCN2012646906

Confederate fortifications, Yorktown, Va LCCN2012646907

Cornwallis2

Flickr - USCapitol - Yorktown, 1781

George Washington Accepting Lord Cornwallis's Sword by Alice Spaulding Hemenway

Illman Brothers, engravers. “The surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown A.D. 1781,” ca. 1870

Le Général Burgoyne à Saratoga, le 17 Octobre, 1777; and Le Général Cornwallis à Yorck, le 19 Octobre, 1781, print, anonymous, French, 18th century (MET, 24.63.175)

Nicolas Louis Albert Delerive - General Humphreys Delivering the Standards taken at Yorktown to Congress Hall (Philadelphia) - 1835.12 - Yale University Art Gallery

Pyramid clock (France, 1780-90s) by shakko

Siege of Yorktown

Sieǵe d'Yorktown LCCN2003681774

Soldiers at the siege of Yorktown (1781), by Jean-Baptiste-Antoine DeVerger

The American Rattlesnake presenting Monsieur his Ally a Dish of Frogs (caricature) RMG PW3978

The American Rattlesnake (caricature) RMG PW3974

Verklaring der staatkundige print-verbeelding. Wegens de staat der Engelsche Natie in and Jaar 1778 (caricature) RMG PU4787

Victory Ball, 1781 - Jean Leon Gerome Ferris

Washington Before Yorktown

Washington, Lafayette & Tilghman at Yorktown

Type	Description	Date	Keywords	Notes	Source
link	Freebase entry@				Wikidata
conflict	Battle of Big Bethel	1861	battle		Wikidata
conflict	Battle of Craney Island	1813	battle		Wikidata
conflict	Battle of Eltham's Landing	1862	battle		Wikidata
conflict	Battle of Gloucester Point		battle		Wikidata
conflict	Battle of Green Spring	1781	battle		Wikidata
conflict	Battle of Hampton Roads	1862	battle		Wikidata
conflict	Battle of Sewell's Point	1861	battle		Wikidata
conflict	Battle of Spencer's Ordinary	1781	battle		Wikidata
conflict	Battle of Trent's Reach	1865	battle		Wikidata
conflict	Battle of Williamsburg	1862	battle		Wikidata
conflict	Peninsula Campaign	1862	military campaign, battle		Wikidata
conflict	Siege of Yorktown	1862	siege, battle		Wikidata
conflict	Siege of Yorktown	1862	siege, battle		Wikidata
image	Captured British flags from Yorktown are being brought into Philadelphia under escort of the Light Horse troop for presentation to the Continental Congress, November 3, 1781				Wikimedia
image	Capture of Yorktown				Wikimedia
image	Columbia's noblest sons LCCN2003666962				Wikimedia
image	Confederate fortifications at Gloucester Point, Va., opposite Yorktown, Va LCCN2002698415				Wikimedia
image	Confederate fortifications, Yorktown, Va LCCN2002697956				Wikimedia
image	Confederate fortifications, Yorktown, Va LCCN2012646904				Wikimedia
image	Confederate fortifications, Yorktown, Va LCCN2012646905				Wikimedia
image	Confederate fortifications, Yorktown, Va LCCN2012646906				Wikimedia
image	Confederate fortifications, Yorktown, Va LCCN2012646907				Wikimedia
image	Cornwallis2				Wikimedia
image	Flickr - USCapitol - Yorktown, 1781				Wikimedia
image	George Washington Accepting Lord Cornwallis's Sword by Alice Spaulding Hemenway				Wikimedia
image	Illman Brothers, engravers. “The surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown A.D. 1781,” ca. 1870				Wikimedia
image	Le Général Burgoyne à Saratoga, le 17 Octobre, 1777; and Le Général Cornwallis à Yorck, le 19 Octobre, 1781, print, anonymous, French, 18th century (MET, 24.63.175)				Wikimedia
image	Nicolas Louis Albert Delerive - General Humphreys Delivering the Standards taken at Yorktown to Congress Hall (Philadelphia) - 1835.12 - Yale University Art Gallery				Wikimedia
image	Pyramid clock (France, 1780-90s) by shakko				Wikimedia
image	Siege of Yorktown				Wikimedia
image	Sieǵe d'Yorktown LCCN2003681774				Wikimedia
image	Soldiers at the siege of Yorktown (1781), by Jean-Baptiste-Antoine DeVerger				Wikimedia
image	The American Rattlesnake presenting Monsieur his Ally a Dish of Frogs (caricature) RMG PW3978				Wikimedia
image	The American Rattlesnake (caricature) RMG PW3974				Wikimedia
image	Verklaring der staatkundige print-verbeelding. Wegens de staat der Engelsche Natie in and Jaar 1778 (caricature) RMG PU4787				Wikimedia
image	Victory Ball, 1781 - Jean Leon Gerome Ferris				Wikimedia
image	Washington Before Yorktown				Wikimedia
image	Washington, Lafayette & Tilghman at Yorktown				Wikimedia