The Battle of Yorktown, also called the Siege of Yorktown, was the final battle of the American Revolutionary War even though the Treaty of Paris, ending the war, would not be signed for another 2 years.
Yorktown, Virginia was founded in 1691 by Thomas Ballard along with Joseph Ring. The city was designed to be a shipping port for tobacco from Europe.
Before the Revolutionary War the town was known simply as York. Afterward it was renamed Yorktown.
The Battle of Yorktown was a memorable one: a remarkable victory for the patriots and an embarassing loss for the British.
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