YORKTOWN Definition & Meaning

Yorktown

[ yawrk-toun ]

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a village in SE Virginia: surrender (October 19, 1781) of Cornwallis to Washington in the American Revolution.

Yorktown

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noun

a village in SE Virginia: scene of the surrender (1781) of the British under Cornwallis to the Americans under Washington at the end of the War of American Independence

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He admired the Americans’ battle for independence, befriended George Washington, and came to command Continental troops at the decisive battle of Yorktown.

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His forces were on their way to the pivotal Battle of Yorktown, where the British suffered great losses and surrendered.

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The first targeted the MV Yorktown, a U.S.-flagged, owned and operated vessel with 18 U.S. and four Greek crew members.

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On Wednesday, the Houthis claimed to have attacked the US ship Maersk Yorktown and an American destroyer in the Gulf of Aden.

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They had proven to be some of Washington’s best combat troops and were there at Yorktown, serving in an integrated unit.

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Yorkton Yorktown, Battle of

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