Battle+at+York+Town!!!!!!

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 * The battle started on September 28th, and continued untill October 19th 1781.
 * The location was in Yorktown, Virginia.
 * In the battle there contained 8,800 Americans, 7,800 French, against 6,000 British soldiers.
 * General Washington then moved his men south.
 * There were 17,000 men converging on Cornwallis' camp.
 * On October 14, the Franco-American forces captured two major British soldiers.
 * Cornwallis tried sending blacks infected with smallpox to infect American and French troops.
 * He pleeded to surrender on October 17. By October 19th the papers were signed and officially surrendered.
 * He pleeded to surrender on October 17. By October 19th the papers were signed and officially surrendered.
 * By November of 1782, Britian rocognized the United States and promised to remove all of their troops from the country.
 * This would be the final and major battle of the Revolutionary War.

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Notes- Started September 28th, continued October 19th 1781 Location-Yorktown, Virginia- United States 8,800 Americans, 7,800 French against 6,000 British soldiers. General Washington moves his men south. 17,000 men converging on Cornwallis' camp. October 14, Franco-American forces captured 2 major British redoubts. Cornwallis tried sending blacks infected with smallpox to infect American and French troops. Wanted to surrender on October 17, October 19th, papers were signed and officially surrendered. By November of 1782, Britain recognized the United States and promised to remove all its troops from the country. Ths would be the final and major battle of the Revolutionary War.