Victory at Yorktown, Virginia, 1781 (Artist's Proof/Limited Edition/Fine Art Print) by Don Troiani
Available Editions:
Artist's Proof Canvas Giclée - $800
Edition of 5
Hand signed and numbered by the artist
Size: 29.75 in by 16.25 in
Limited Edition Canvas Giclée - $750
Edition of 45
Hand signed and numbered by the artist
Size: 29.75 in by 16.25 in
Open Edition Giclée on German 100% Cotton Rag Paper - $175
Comes with a signed Certificate of Authenticity (COA) that is embossed with the artist's initials
Image size: 27.625 in x 15.25 in
Print size: 34 in x 22 in
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On September 28, 1781, General George Washington, commanding a force of 17,000 French and Continental troops, began the siege at Yorktown against British General Lord Charles Cornwallis and his 9,000 troops in what became the most important battle of the Revolutionary War.
Earlier, the French fleet commanded by Francois, Count de Grasse, departed St. Domingue (the then-French colony that is now Haiti) for the Chesapeake Bay, just as Cornwallis chose Yorktown, at the mouth of the Chesapeake, as his base. Washington realized that it was time to act. He ordered Marquis de Lafayette and an American army of 5,000 troops to block Cornwallis’ escape from Yorktown by land while the French naval fleet blocked the British escape by sea. By September 28, Washington had completely encircled Cornwallis and Yorktown with the combined forces of Continental and French troops. After three weeks of non-stop bombardment, Cornwallis surrendered on October 17, 1781, effectively ending the War for Independence.
The formal surrender ceremony followed on October 19, and although the war persisted elsewhere, the Patriot victory at Yorktown led to peace negotiations and the 1783 Treaty of Paris, formally recognizing the United States as an independent nation after eight years of war.
