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| Keywords: Reddition armee anglaise a Yorktown 1781 avec blocus naval.jpg en Rough translation Surrender of the British army of Lord Cornwallis to the combined armies of the United States of America and France commanded by Generals George Washington and Rochambeau at Yorktown and Gloucester October 19 1781 F United States Army G Army Navy of France under the command of Count De Grasse H Chesapeake Bay I River of York Hand-colored copper-engraving crude in style ; imaginary perspective view of Yorktown surrender with many massed troops and mounted officers on plain at left warships close to shore at right; uniform coloring incorrect This is one of the few documents featuring the French naval blockade and land victory fr Représentation de la capitulation de Yorktown le 19 octobre 1781 Gravure colorée d'époque publiée peu après la victoire franco-américaine Il s'agit de l'un des rares documents mettant en scène le blocus naval français et la victoire terrestre http //dl lib brown edu/catalog/catalog php verb render id 1236901213496875 view showmods Artiste inconnu 1781 PD-old-100 History of the French Navy 1781 Yorktown Virginia Siege of Yorktown François Joseph Paul de Grasse Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur de Rochambeau George Washington | ||||
