Freedom 250(@Freedom250):Today is the 245th anniversary of the surrender at Yorktown, the last major battle of the American Revolutionary War. On October 19, 1781, the British army surrendered to George Washington at Yorktown, Virginia. French soldiers and warships fought alongside the Americans and trapped the British with no way out. The war dragged on for two more years, but after this day, Britain knew it had lost. America would be free.

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2026.10.19 17:35

Today is the 245th anniversary of the surrender at Yorktown, the last major battle of the American Revolutionary War. On October 19, 1781, the British army surrendered to George Washington at Yorktown, Virginia. French soldiers and warships fought alongside the Americans and trapped the British with no way out. The war dragged on for two more years, but after this day, Britain knew it had lost. America would be free.