1 / 6

B a t t l e o f Y o r k t o w n

B a t t l e o f Y o r k t o w n. By : Devon Preston , Olivia Pescatore and Taylor Marinelli. Where and When the Battle Took Place. Yorktown, Virginia 28 th September- October 19 th 1781 Cornwallis surrendered . British. American. French. Generals and Important Men of the Battle .

azize
Download Presentation

B a t t l e o f Y o r k t o w n

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. BattleofYorktown By:Devon Preston,Olivia Pescatore andTaylor Marinelli

  2. Where and When the Battle Took Place • Yorktown, Virginia • 28th September- October 19th 1781 • Cornwallis surrendered British American French

  3. Generals and Important Men of the Battle • General George Washington • General Nathanael Greene (American) • General Conte de Rochambeau and Lieutenant General Jean-Bapiste Donatien de (French but with America) • General Charles Cornwallis (British) American and French British

  4. Why the Battle Happened • George W. found British encampment • Wanted to defeat British • Rushed to get French • Fought the British • America won the battle

  5. Interesting Facts • 9,000 troops (British) • 5,000 troops (American + French) • After British surrendered they played "The World Turned Upside Down" as laid down their arms • The battle of Yorktown was also called the Siege of Yorktown • Last major war • British uniforms – headgear made of bearskin caps

  6. Bibliography • http://library.thinkquest.org/11683/media/Yorktown.gif • www.txgenweb7.org/.../george-washington-big.jpg • http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~robert/nathanaelgreene.jpg • http://www.nps.gov/york/historyculture/images/ROCHAMB_exb2.jpg • www.thinkaboutit.com/lafayett.jpg • http://www.americanhistoryalive.com/images/LordCharlesCornwallis.jpg • http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-yorktown-begins

More Related