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# The Battle of Yorktown & The End of the American Revolution
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/the-american-revolution/extras/the-battle-of-yorktown-the-end-of-the-american-revolution-keyfhv/
- Published: 2025-11-07T19:45:54.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-12T20:14:07.000Z
- Description: Outnumbered and surrounded, General Charles Cornwallis surrenders, ending the American Revolution.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: The American Revolution, #ZZZ_Show_f16516f8-e9bd-49d8-b49b-96781c68070a, #v1.7, #ZZZ_Extra_94bf6a23-de37-4c8e-a668-036fbe2f6ca1, #extra

Washington deceives the British into thinking he's moving north while his troops and the French navy move to surround General Charles Cornwallis at Yorktown. The maneuver works, and the British are trapped. The combined American and French armies siege Yorktown, forcing Cornwallis to surrender. The Battle of Yorktown is over and the world will never be the same.