Colonial National Historical Park - Yorktown Battlefield - (757) 898-2410

Discover what it took for the United States to achieve independence at the site of the last major battle of the American 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.

Tags: Historical Place,Park

Address & Contact

Street:
PO Box 210; 1000 Colonial Pkwy
City:
Yorktown
State:
VA
Zip:
23690
Phone:
(757) 898-2410
Website:
http://www.nps.gov/york/
Category:
Government Organization

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