English > Yorktown: 2 senses > noun 2, act| Meaning | In 1781 the British under Cornwallis surrendered after a siege of three weeks by American and French troops; the surrender ended the American Revolution. |
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| Synonym | siege of Yorktown |
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| Instance of | siege, besieging, beleaguering, military blockade | The action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack |
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| Part of | American Revolution, American Revolutionary War, War of American Independence, American War of Independence | The revolution of the American Colonies against Great Britain |
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| Region | Virginia, Old Dominion, Old Dominion State, VA, Va. | A state in the eastern United States |
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| Catalan | Batalla de Yorktown |
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