http://www.historyofamericanmilitary.com/2008/09/23/yorktown.html


The commentary on this interesting historically oriented website has input in its discussion ranging from Zachary Taylor to the Battle of the Bulge. The site seems well researched and is very comprehensive in the details of the various posts. This particular post is about the last major ground battle fought during the Revolutionary War. The forces met at Yorktown with the British forces under the command of General Cornwallis and the Patriots led by General George Washington and French Commander Rochambeau. The British forces were defeated and this action eventually ended the Revolutionary War. To learn more about Yorktown or American history, please visit historyofamericanmilitary.com.