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The Battle of Yorktown or siege of Yorktown was fought from April 5 to May 4, 1862, as part of the Peninsula Campaign of the American Civil War.Marching from Fort Monroe, Union Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan's Army of the Potomac encountered Maj. Gen. John B. Magruder's small Confederate force at Yorktown behind the Warwick Line.
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.
Battle of Trois-Rivières: June 8, 1776: Quebec: British victory: Americans forced to evacuate Quebec [26] Battle of Sullivan's Island: June 28, 1776: South Carolina: American victory: British attack on Charleston is repulsed [27] Battle of Turtle Gut Inlet: June 29, 1776: New Jersey: American victory [28] Battle of Gwynn's Island: July 8–10 ...
Of these, approximately 6,800 were killed in battle, while at least 17,000 died from disease. The majority of the latter died while prisoners of war of the British, mostly in the prison ships in New York Harbor. [399] [ao] The number of Patriots seriously wounded or disabled by the war has been estimated from 8,500 to 25,000. [400]
The storming of redoubt #10 at Yorktown. The siege of Yorktown was the culminating act of the Yorktown campaign, a series of military operations occupying much of 1781 during the American Revolutionary War.
Siege of Constantinople: 626 Sasanian–Byzantine wars: 95,000 70,000 Siege of Constantinople: 717–718 Arab–Byzantine wars: 170,000 130,000 [2] Siege of Yongqiu: 756 An Lushan Rebellion: 100,000 65,000 Siege of Suiyang: 757 An Lushan Rebellion: 200,000+ 160,000 Siege of Chandax: 960-961 Arab–Byzantine wars: 74,000 50,000 Siege of Yongzhou ...
BEP engraved vignette Battle of Lexington which appeared on the $20 National Bank Note Battle of Lexington, April 19, 1775, New York Public Library. Although often styled a battle, in reality, the engagement at Lexington was a minor brush or skirmish. [42]
The siege of Yorktown began on September 28, 1781. In a step that probably shortened the siege, Cornwallis decided to abandon parts of his outer defenses, and the besiegers successfully stormed two of his redoubts. When it became clear that his position was untenable, Cornwallis opened negotiations on October 17 and surrendered two days later.