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| Keywords: Prise de Yorktown, Lithographie de Turgis à Paris.tif en Library of Congress caption Print shows American British and Hessian soldiers fighting furiously at the Siege of Yorktown Original English caption Washington assisted by the french troups under the orders of count de Rochambeau attacks the English commanded by Cornwallis who pressed by superior forces shuts himself up in Yorktown he is immediately besieged there and so closely blocaded that he is forced to surrender himself prisoner of war with 8000 men the 19th of december sic 1781 the correct surrender date is 19 October 1781 fr Washington secondé par les troupes françaises sous les ordres du comte de Rochambeau attaque les Anglais commandés par Cornwallis qui pressé par des forces supérieures se renferme dans Yorktown il est aussitôt assiégé et si étroitement bloqué qu'il est forcé de se rendre prisonnier de guere avec Huit mille hommes le 19 Décembre sic 1781 la véritable date de reddition est le 19 octobre 1781 Originally published by Turgis's widow printhouse Veuve Turgis in French <br/> LOC-image-inline cph 3a10849 Turgis circa 1840 150px PD-old-100 Siege of Yorktown Jean-Baptiste Turgis Turgis printmaker | ||||