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Siege of Yorktown

Took place on September 28, 1781

245

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The 246th anniversary falls on September 28, 2027, in 339 days.

The Siege of Yorktown, also known as the Battle of Yorktown and the surrender at Yorktown, took place in 1781 and was the final major land engagement of the American Revolutionary War.

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