On this day in history, Sept. 28, 1781, the Siege of Yorktown begins
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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.
"Washington's fame grew to international proportions having wrested such an improbable victory." Just weeks earlier, the American and French were working on a long-intended plan to defeat the British in a decisive battle in New York City. Kerry J. Byrne is a lifestyle reporter with Fox News Digital.
George Washington's Continental Army and French allies surrounded the Redcoats by both land and sea.
"The British surrender forecast the end of British rule in the colonies and the birth of a new nation — the United States of America," writes the American Battlefield Trust.
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