Discover what it took for the United States to be independent as you explore the site of the last major battle of the Revolutionary War. Here at Yorktown, in the fall of 1781, General George Washington, with allied American and French forces, besieged General Charles Lord Cornwallis’s British army. On October 19, Cornwallis surrendered, effectively ending the war and ensuring independence.
Cannon at Sunset Yorktown Battlefield
Cannon on earthworks at sunset. Yorktown Battlefield
Lamb's Artillery Fire 18 pounder Cannon Yorktown Battlefield
We have artillery firing programs twice a month throughout the summer at Yorktown Battlefield
The Moore House
The Moore House where the terms of surrender were negotiated.
National Cemetery
Civil War National Cemetery
The Nelson House
The Nelson house on main street of Yorktown. Home of Thomas Nelson Jr. a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
Yorktown Victory Monument
Yorktown Victory Monument
Yorktown Battlefield Earthworks:Redoubt 9
Yorktown Battlefield Earthworks:Redoubt 9
