The Siege of Yorktown, Virginia, began on this day in history, Sept. 28, 1781. Surrounded by Washington's army and French allies by both land and sea, the British realized their cause was hopeless.

Surrender of Lord Cornwallis by JohnTrumbull (U.S. Capitol Rotunda) William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne, by Jean Laurent Mosnier (Wikipedia) Treaty of Paris, by Benjamin West 1783.

YORKTOWN CELEBRATES; The 128th Anniversary of the Surrender of Lord Cornwallis. Share full article. Oct. 20, 1909. Credit... The New York Times Archives.

Surrender of Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown, 19 October 1781, (painting) American Art Museum. Object Details painter Trumbull, John 1756-1843 Subject Cornwallis Notes Sizer, Theodore, "The works of ...