​The Surrender of Lord Cornwallis is an oil painting by John Trumbull. The painting was completed in 1820, and hangs in the rotunda of the United States Capitol inWashington, D. C.  The painting depicts the surrender of British Major General Charles, Earl Cornwallis at Yorktown, Virginia on October 19, 1781, ending the Siege of Yorktown, and virtually guaranteeing American independence. Included in the depiction are many leaders of the American troops that took part in the siege.  

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1781: The Decisive Year of the Revolutionary War by Robert Tonsetic.

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1781: The Decisive Year of the Revolutionary War by Robert Tonsetic.

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Knights of the Sea: The True Story of the Boxer and the Enterprise and the War of 1812 by David Hanna.

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Knights of the Sea: The True Story of the Boxer and the Enterprise and the War of 1812 by David Hanna .

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Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President by Candice Millard

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Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President by Candice Millard

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Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President by Candice Millard

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Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President by Candice Millard

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An American Betrayal: Cherokee Patriots and the Trail of Tears by Daniel Blake Smith

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An American Betrayal: Cherokee Patriots and the Trail of Tears by Daniel Blake Smith

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An American Betrayal: Cherokee Patriots and the Trail of Tears by Daniel Blake Smith

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An American Betrayal: Cherokee Patriots and the Trail of Tears by Daniel Blake Smith

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Constitution Café: Jefferson's Brew for a True Revolution by Christopher Phillips

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Constitution Café: Jefferson's Brew for a True Revolution by Christopher Phillips

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1781: The Decisive Year of the Revolutionary War by Robert Tonsetic.

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1781: The Decisive Year of the Revolutionary War by Robert Tonsetic.

 

Battle of the Capes: The Battle of the Chesapeake, also known as the Battle of the Virginia Capes or simply the Battle of the Capes, was a crucial naval battle in the American War of Independence that took place near the mouth of Chesapeake Bay on 5 September 1781, between a British fleet led by Rear Admiral Sir Thomas Graves and aFrench fleet led by Rear Admiral François Joseph Paul, comte de Grasse.  The battle was tactically inconclusive but strategically a major defeat for the British, since it prevented the Royal Navy from reinforcing or evacuating the blockaded forces of Lieutenant General Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown, Virginia. It also prevented British interference with the transport of French and Continental Army troops and provisions to Yorktown via Chesapeake Bay. As a result, Cornwallis surrendered his army after the Siege of Yorktown. The major consequence of Cornwallis's surrender was the beginning of negotiations that eventually resulted in peace and British recognition of the independent United States of America.