Battle of Yorktown: British Surrender Timeline Game
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About This Challenge
The Battle of Yorktown: British Surrender is a pivotal moment in American history that marked the end of the Revolutionary War. To better understand and appreciate this historic event, a timeline game has been created to help players place events in their correct chronological order.
- The Siege of Yorktown begins in September 1781
- The British surrender to General George Washington on October 19, 1781
- The Treaty of Paris is signed on September 3, 1783, officially ending the war
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- September 28, 1781: Battle of Yorktown begins
- October 6, 1781: American and French forces surround British troops
- October 9, 1781: British General Cornwallis requests reinforcements
- October 14, 1781: French fleet blocks British escape by sea
- October 14-16, 1781: American and French artillery bombard Yorktown
- October 19, 1781: British attempt to break siege in the Battle of the Chesapeake
- October 19, 1781: British forces suffer heavy casualties
- October 19, 1781: British General Cornwallis surrenders
- October 19, 1781: Formal surrender ceremony takes place
- October 19, 1781: British soldiers become prisoners of war
- October 19, 1781: End of major fighting in the American Revolutionary War
- October 19, 1781: American and French troops celebrate victory
- October 19-20, 1781: British ships and troops captured
- October 21, 1781: British surrender officially accepted by General George Washington
- October 22, 1781: British troops march out of Yorktown as prisoners
- October 23, 1781: British begin the journey to prisoner-of-war camps
- November 25, 1781: News of the British surrender reaches Europe
- April 1782: Treaty negotiations between Britain and United States commence
- September 3, 1783: Treaty of Paris signed, officially ending the American Revolutionary War