Fighting the American Revolution

Battle of Saratoga

Oct 7, 1777

Saratoga County, New York
First battle: British victory
Second battle: American victory
British surrender October 17
American Victory
British Surrender

Battle of Yorktown

Oct 9, 1781

The result of the Battle of Yorktown ended in victory for the Americans. Battle of Yorktown was located in Yorktown Virginia, and The significance of the conflict was that Cornwallis surrendered to George Washington as French and American forces trapped the British at Yorktown. The British surrender at the Battle of Yorktown ended the American Revolutionary War