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Recensement des prisonniers britanniques qui ont été capturés à la bataille de Yorktown par l'Armée continentale et qui seront renvoyés en Angleterre

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Census of British prisoners captured at the Battle of Yorktown by the Continental Army who will be sent back to England
Date October 19, 1781
Dimensions1 textual record ; 34.7 x 42.8 cm
Origin Yorktown, United States, North America
Object NumberS001/D2.3,5.7
CollectionStewart
Scope and ContentTableau recensant les prisonniers britanniques faits lors de la reddition de leur commandant Charles Cornwallis (1738-1805) le 19 octobre 1781 à la suite de leur défaite à Yorktown (28 septembre-19 octobre 1781). Il est recensé au total 7 060 soldats et cette victoire des Américains marque la défaite décisive de l'Angleterre lors de la guerre de l’Indépendance des États-Unis (1775-1783).

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