Which 1781 siege ended major fighting in the American Revolution commemorated by America250?

The Siege of Yorktown ended major fighting in the American Revolution commemorated by America250. From September 28 to October 19, 1781, American and French forces surrounded the British army commanded by Lieutenant General Charles Cornwallis at Yorktown, Virginia.

George Washington commanded the allied American army, while the French fleet’s control of the Chesapeake Bay helped prevent British evacuation or reinforcement. Allied artillery and trench lines steadily tightened the siege until Cornwallis surrendered on October 19.

Yorktown did not legally end the war immediately; peace negotiations continued until the Treaty of Paris was signed in 1783. However, the surrender made continued large-scale British operations politically and militarily difficult. The event is therefore often treated as the Revolution’s decisive final campaign, while smaller clashes and military actions continued afterward.