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In September 1781, at Trebell's Landing on the James River a mile southwest of here, the artillery and stores of the American and French armies were located, then conveyed overland some six miles to the siege lines at Yorktown, while the troops disembarked at landings near Williamsburg. During the next few weeks, the allied armies under Gen. George Washington and the comte de Rochambeau besieged the British army commanded by Gen. Charles Cornwallis until he surrendered on 19 Oct. 1781, effectively ending the Revolutionary War.
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Newport News, Virginia · United States