Yorktown Battlefield Part of Colonial National Historical Park

Part of Colonial National Historical Park · VA · nps.gov page

Cannon at sunset at Yorktown Battlefield
Cannon on earthworks at sunset. Yorktown BattlefieldPhoto: NPS Photo/Linda Williams

Discover what it took for the United States to be independent as you explore the site of the last major battle of the Revolutionary War. Here at Yorktown, in the fall of 1781, General George Washington, with allied American and French forces, besieged General Charles Lord Cornwallis’s British army. On October 19, Cornwallis surrendered, effectively ending the war and ensuring independence.

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Lamb's Artillery Fire 18 pounder Cannon Yorktown Battlefield
We have artillery firing programs twice a month throughout the summer at Yorktown BattlefieldPhoto: NPS Photo/Linda Williams
The Moore House
The Moore House where the terms of surrender were negotiated.Photo: NPS Photo/Linda Williams
National Cemetery showing tombstones, American Flag and Cemetery Lodge in sunlight.
Civil War National CemeteryPhoto: NPS Photo/Linda Williams
Nelson house on main street.
The Nelson house on main street of Yorktown. Home of Thomas Nelson Jr. a signer of the Declaration of Independence.Photo: NPS Photo
Yorktown Victory Monument
Yorktown Victory MonumentPhoto: NPS Photo/Linda Williams
Yorktown Battlefield Earthworks:Redoubt 9
Yorktown Battlefield Earthworks:Redoubt 9Photo: NPS Photo/Linda Williams

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