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YORKTOWN The Americans dressed as best they could. Increasingly as the war progressed regular infantry regiments of the Continental Army wore blue uniform coats but the militia continued in rough clothing. || The French royal regiments of foot wore white coats.
 * War:** American Revolutionary War
 * Date:** 28th September to 19th October 1781
 * Place:** Virginia, United States of America
 * Combatants:** Americans and French against the British
 * **Generals:** General Washington commanded the Americans, Lieutenant General de Rochambeau commanded the French and Major General Lord Cornwallis commanded the British.
 * Size of the armies:** 8,800 Americans, 7,800 French and 6,000 British
 * Uniforms, arms and equipment:** The British wore red coats and headgear of bearskin caps, leather caps or tricorne hats depending on whether the troops were grenadiers, light infantry or battalion company men. The German infantry wore blue coats and retained the Prussian style grenadier mitre with brass front plate.

Both sides were armed with muskets and guns. The back country riflemen carried long, small calibre rifles, weapons of considerably greater accuracy than the ordinary musket and which their owners used with proficiency.


 * Winner:** The Americans and French

The Battle of Yorktown was the climax of the Revolutionary War. The combined forces of General Washington, General Rochambeau, Admiral de Grasse, and General Lafayette all converged on the greatest concentration of British troops in America. It took great amounts of planning, courage, and skill to execute this attack.

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first pic: The british review the orders of what they will do for battle. second pic: The american and french soilders plan what they will do, when time for war third pic: All of the soilders walk down to the center, ready for a fight fouth pic: They start the battle fith pic: they die, and the american and french win the battle