![](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/oan/images/uploads/65570-050-0C209008.jpg)
Update Required
To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.
Battle of Yorktown
By OAN Reporting Staff
The Battle of Yorktown, ending on on this day in 1781, at Yorktown, Virginia, was a decisive victory by a combined force of American and French troops over a British Army commanded by Cornwallis.