Battle+of+Yorktown+Virginia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Yorktown

http://www.britishbattles.com/battle-yorktown.htm

http://members.aol.com/spursfan50/davidallen/yorktown.htm

Notes Started on September 28.1781.x 17,000 British troops total.x The partiots had 8,800 men including the french had 3,000 French troops. General Washington made a smart move to move his men south.x 500 British troops died, 80 Americans, and 200 French troops died.x They were about 400 yards from eachother during the fight. The French charged into the British trenches on the early morning.x The French toops surronded the British on land and water with there ships so the Britians couldn't escape.x The British surrnedered on October 19,1781.x About 7,000 British troops were captured at the end of the battle.x