The Battle of YorktownBy: Chase RamseyMrs. Jackson
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The continental troops were sent to be stationed at Virginia under Major General Marquis de Lafayette.
On the way to Virginia
The British troops thought that defeating the continental troops be an end to the American revolutionary campaign. They entered Virginia under Lord Cornwallis.
British troops thought they would end the war!!
We must go now!! No one can know we are leaving., said George Washington!!
The British troops surrendered to the American and French troops under George Washington, ending the battle and the Revolutionary war in the American Colonies.
My men will not make it much longer, we are hopeless so I must surrender
We are sick and wounded
Great Britain finally signed the Treaty of Paris, where it formally recognized the independence of the United States. The treaty was formally accepted by the Congress on January 14, 1784.
Treaty of ParisSigned:September 3, 1783The war is over