THE BRITISH LAY DOWN THEIR WEAPONS | October 19, 1781
Yorktown, Virginia
On October 19, 1781, thousands of British soldiers marched out of their defenses at Yorktown, Virginia, and laid down their weapons before the combined American and French armies. The surrender of British General Charles Cornwallis's forces marked the decisive military victory of the American Revolution and brought the thirteen colonies closer than ever to achieving independence.
In today's headline story on The Write Team Daily, we revisit the Siege of Yorktown, the essential role of France in securing victory, the remarkable surrender ceremony, and the moment that changed the future of the United States.
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