KnowraSiege of YorktownLinked fromLinked fromThe 14 pages that link to Siege of Yorktown, each with the reason it gives.All 14Broader topic 6Related 8American Revolutionary WarBroader topic: The Franco-American victory forced Britain to reconsider continuing the war.Treaty of Paris (1783)Broader topic: The defeat weakened Britain’s resolve to continue the war in North America.Alexander HamiltonBroader topic: Hamilton led an assault on a British redoubt during the decisive siege.Charles CornwallisRelated: Cornwallis’s surrender there became the decisive military defeat of his American command.Marquis de LafayetteBroader topic: Lafayette’s Virginia campaign helped contain Cornwallis before the decisive Franco-American siege.Battles of SaratogaRelated: French military support, made possible by the alliance after Saratoga, was decisive at Yorktown.Nathanael GreeneRelated: The southern campaign helped draw British attention and resources into the Carolinas before the decisive Virginia siege.Battle of Guilford Court HouseRelated: Cornwallis’s later campaign in Virginia culminated in the surrender that effectively ended major fighting.Treaty of Alliance (1778)Broader topic: French naval and land forces helped make this decisive joint victory possible.Battle of the ChesapeakeRelated: The French victory at sea helped prevent British relief during the siege.Benedict ArnoldRelated: Arnold's later British service formed part of the war's final Virginia campaigns.John Graves SimcoeRelated: Simcoe was wounded during the campaign that ended with the British defeat at Yorktown.George GermainRelated: News of the surrender intensified pressure on Germain and the North government.Jean-Baptiste Donatien de VimeurBroader topic: Rochambeau commanded French troops in the allied operation that compelled Cornwallis’s surrender.