1781 Siege of Yorktown American Revolutionary War Original Antique Print

Description: This beautiful copper plate engraving is from Edward Barnard's History of England published by Alexander Hogg, London, 1783. This is an original copper plate engraving which is printed on one side only and measures 35 cm x 23 cm or 13" x 9". This is an original antique which is over 240 years old and was produced soon after the actual event itself. Please check my other listings for more antique maps, antique prints and antiquarian books and atlases. The siege of Yorktown, also known as the Battle of Yorktown and the surrender at Yorktown, began September 28, 1781, and ended on October 19, 1781, at exactly 10:30 am in Yorktown, Virginia. It was a decisive victory by a combined force of the American Continental Army troops led by General George Washington with support from the Marquis de Lafayette and French Army troops led by the Comte de Rochambeau and a French naval force commanded by the Comte de Grasse over the British Army commanded by British Lieutenant General Charles Cornwallis. 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.

Price: 124.99 GBP

Location: Manchester

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