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Detailed Synonyms for siege of Yorktown in English
siege of Yorktown:
siege of Yorktown [the ~] nom
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the siege of Yorktown
– in 1781 the British under Cornwallis surrendered after a siege of three weeks by American and French troops; the surrender ended the American Revolution 1the Yorktown; the siege of Yorktown– in 1781 the British under Cornwallis surrendered after a siege of three weeks by American and French troops; the surrender ended the American Revolution 1