who won the battle of yorktown

The Battle of Yorktown was won decisively by the American Continental Army, led by General George Washington, with crucial support from French Army troops under the Comte de Rochambeau and the French Navy commanded by the Comte de Grasse. The British Army, commanded by British Lieutenant General Charles Cornwallis, was surrounded and forced to surrender on October 19, 1781. This victory effectively ended major fighting in the American Revolutionary War and led to peace negotiations culminating in the Treaty of Paris in 1783, which recognized American independence.