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The painting, which was completed in 1820, now hangs in the rotunda of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. The painting depicts the surrender of British Lieutenant General Charles, Earl Cornwallis at Yorktown, Virginia, on October 19, 1781, ending the siege of Yorktown, which virtually guaranteed American independence. Included in the ...
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The siege of Yorktown was the last major land battle of the American Revolutionary War in North America, and led to the surrender of General Cornwallis and the capture of both him and his army. The Continental Army 's victory at Yorktown prompted the British government to negotiate an end to the conflict.
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The cartoon describes the Siege of Yorktown in 1781, where American and French troops surrounded a British army under Charles Cornwallis, causing him to surrender. The snake symbolizes America and France, as they had previously used the reptile on the Gadsden flag, making it an early emblem of the country. [2] [3]
It depicts the British army officer Banastre Tarleton against a background scene of battle, referring to his recent service in the American War of Independence. [1] Tarleton is shown in the uniform of the British Legion , a unit of American Loyalist cavalry which he had served with before surrendering at the Siege of Yorktown in 1781. [ 2 ]