Useful english dictionary. 2012.
Siege of Yorktown — Infobox Military Conflict |conflict=Siege of Yorktown |partof=the American Revolutionary War | |caption= Surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown by John Trumbull. Oil on canvas, 1820. |date=September 28 October 19 1781 |place=Yorktown, Virginia… … Wikipedia
Siège de Yorktown — Bataille de Yorktown Bataille de Yorktown Capitulation de Cornwallis à Yorktown John Trumbull (1820) Informations générales Date 28 septembre – 17 octobre … Wikipédia en Français
Yorktown — may refer to:Places in the United States*Yorktown, Arkansas *Yorktown, Illinois *Yorktown, Indiana *Yorktown, Iowa *Yorktown, Kentucky *Yorktown, Maryland *Yorktown, New Jersey *Yorktown, New York **Yorktown Heights, New York, a hamlet in the… … Wikipedia
Yorktown, Siege of — (1781) American French land and sea campaign against the British that virtually ended the American Revolution. About 7,500 British troops under Charles Cornwallis occupied defensive positions at the coastal port of Yorktown, Va., on Aug. 1, 1781 … Universalium
Yorktown — noun 1. a historic village in southeastern Virginia to the north of Newport News; site of the last battle of the American Revolution • Instance Hypernyms: ↑village, ↑hamlet • Part Holonyms: ↑Virginia, ↑Old Dominion, ↑Old Dominion State, ↑VA … Useful english dictionary
siege — siegeable, adj. /seej/, n., v., sieged, sieging. n. 1. the act or process of surrounding and attacking a fortified place in such a way as to isolate it from help and supplies, for the purpose of lessening the resistance of the defenders and… … Universalium
Yorktown order of battle — The following units and commanders of the British, American, and French armies fought in the Siege of Yorktown of the American Revolution.British ArmyLt. Gen. Charles, Earl Cornwallis, commandingHeadquarters:Staff:17th Light… … Wikipedia
siege — 01. The [siege] of the town lasted until the people finally ran out of food, and had to surrender. 02. Over a million Soviet soldiers and civilians lost their lives during the [siege] of Stalingrad. 03. The army lay [siege] to the airport where… … Grammatical examples in English
Siege de Savannah — Siège de Savannah Siège de Savannah Attaque de Savannah, tableau de A.I. Keller Informations générales Date 16 septembre 18 octobre 1779 Lieu … Wikipédia en Français
Siège de savannah — Attaque de Savannah, tableau de A.I. Keller Informations générales Date 16 septembre 18 octobre 1779 Lieu … Wikipédia en Français
