Which Virginia siege was the final major land engagement of the American Revolutionary War?

The Siege of Yorktown was the final major land engagement of the American Revolutionary War.

The siege took place in Virginia from September 28 to October 19, 1781. American forces led by George Washington joined French troops commanded by the Comte de Rochambeau, while the French navy under the Comte de Grasse blocked British relief by sea. Together, the allied forces surrounded the British army commanded by Lieutenant General Charles Cornwallis.

American and French artillery battered the British defenses, and allied troops captured key redoubts on October 14. Cornwallis’s army surrendered on October 19, although Cornwallis himself did not attend the ceremony. More than 7,000 British troops were captured.

Yorktown did not instantly end every military action, but it made continued British attempts to defeat the American rebellion politically difficult. Peace negotiations followed, leading to the Treaty of Paris in 1783, which formally recognized American independence.