The battle on October 19, 1781, at Yorktown, Virignia, was a decisive victory by a combined force of American Continental Army troops led by General George Washington and French Army troops led by the Comte de Rochambeau over a British Army commanded by Lieutenant General Charles Cornwallis. The culmination of the Yorktown campaign, the siege proved to be the last major land battle of the American Revolutionary War in the North American theater, as the surrender by Cornwallis, and the capture of both him and his army, prompted the British government to negotiate an end to the conflict.

This frameable display measures 11" X 14" and is attractively double matted. It contains an artistic depiction of Washington with the Comte de Rochambeau at Yorktown.

Included is a strand of Washington’s hair which descended in the family of his nephew, George Steptoe Washington, to his great-granddaughter Martha Washington of Philadelphia, the great-great-grandniece of President George Washington. George Steptoe Washington was the son of Samuel Walter Washington who died in 1781. George Washington acted as guardian for his nephew after his brother’s death. Martha took possession of the lock of hair this strand originated from in 1924.

The button is an 8^th French Infantry button excavated at Yorktown.

A certificate of authenticity and provenance documentation are included with the display.   [ld]

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