Yorktown, Virginia

Yorktown is a city in Virginia. It is the county seat of York County, though it only has 220 people living there. It is most known for the Battle of Yorktown, between American/French troops under George Washington and Jean Rochambeau, and British troops under Charles Cornwallis.

The British lost the battle, and had to surrender. This led to the British giving up the American colonies. A battle in the American Civil War was also fought there and was won by the Confederates.

Yorktown, Virginia Media

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  Surrender of Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown in 1781 depicted in a painting by John Trumbull

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  The Somerwell House (c.1700) on Main Street.

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  This monument at Yorktown celebrating victory in the American Revolutionary War was installed in 1884. It has a total height of 29.87 metres (98 ft)

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  Coleman Bridge to Gloucester Point, Virginia as seen from Yorktown Beach

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  Moore House in Yorktown, Virginia, where the British surrendered at the end of the American Revolutionary War.