The Battle of Yorktown (Final Battle)

This was the final battle of War for Independence, and it could be said that it was the shortest one. Before the battle had even started General Cornwallis planed to go to the middle colonies from the South; he was going towards Yorktown to wait for the ships sent by British forces in New York. As he was going North, George Washington and his army along with French were marching South towards Yorktown to attack the British Army. Washington was hoping that the French fleet would arrive in the Chesapeake Bay at the right time to block the entrance of the British ships. 

As they were waiting their occurred a big Naval battle between De Grasse (French) and Admiral Hood (British). That battle ended up with British forces forced to surrender after another French fleet leaded by De Barras (French) arrived. This defeat doomed Cornwallis because he would have no way out of the trap. 

British army was of 9,000 men, but it was outnumbered by the allied forces that were of 19,000 soldiers. Cornwallis made a desesperate attempt to escape from Yorktown but it was useless. On October 17 at 10 A.M. a white flag appeared over the British lines. Later papers were given to Washington to negotiate the British surrender. Next day the ceremony began when British soldiers walked through two lines of allied soldiers. The war was finally over and the Americans won it.