Yorktown: The Final Victory, July-October 1781

Washington Decides to March his Army to Virginia

Preparing to Move the Allied Army from New York to Virginia

The Franco-American Army Marches South

Washington and Morris Secure A Loan from Rochambeau

De Grasse’s Fleet Arrives at the Chesapeake

The British and French Fleets Clash at the Battle of the Cape

The Franco-American Army Reaches the Head of Elk

The Allied Commanders Plan a Siege of Yorktown

The Franco-American forces close the ring around Yorktown

Cavalry Fight near Gloucester Point

The Allied Bombardment Begins

French and American Soldiers Assault Redoubts 9 and 10

Cornwallis Attempts to Escape Yorktown

Cornwallis and Washington Negotiate Terms of Surrender

The British Lay Down Their Arms

Washington Acknowledges the Allied Victory