Yorktown Battlefield

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American Revolutionary War site historic battlefield

Yorktown Battlefield is the historic site in Yorktown, Virginia, where the decisive 1781 American Revolutionary War victory over the British effectively secured American independence.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Yorktown Battlefield canonical	10
Yorktown Battlefield Visitor Center	2
Yorktown Visitor Center	1
Yorktown defenses	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American Revolutionary War site ⓘ historic battlefield ⓘ
associatedWith	American independence ⓘ Treaty of Alliance (1778) ⓘ surface form: Franco-American alliance Treaty of Paris (1783) ⓘ surface form: Treaty of Paris 1783
category	American Revolutionary War sites in Virginia ⓘ battlefields in the United States ⓘ protected areas of York County, Virginia ⓘ
conflict	American Revolutionary War ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
dateOfEvent	1781 ⓘ
designation	National Historical Park unit ⓘ
governingBody	United States Department of the Interior ⓘ surface form: U.S. Department of the Interior
hasCommander	Charles Cornwallis ⓘ Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau ⓘ surface form: Comte de Rochambeau George Washington ⓘ
hasMonument	Yorktown Victory Monument ⓘ
hasParticipant	British Army ⓘ Continental Army ⓘ French Army ⓘ French Navy ⓘ
hasSite	earthworks ⓘ historic town of Yorktown ⓘ redoubts ⓘ siege lines ⓘ surrender field ⓘ
hasVisitorCenter	Yorktown Battlefield self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Yorktown Battlefield Visitor Center
heritageDesignation	National Historic Landmark ⓘ surface form: U.S. National Historic Landmark
historicalSignificance	effectively secured American independence ⓘ last major land battle of the American Revolutionary War in North America ⓘ
locatedIn	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States Virginia ⓘ York County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Yorktown ⓘ surface form: Yorktown, Virginia
managedBy	National Park Service ⓘ
near	York River ⓘ
offers	driving tour ⓘ interpretive programs ⓘ walking trails ⓘ
openToPublic	true ⓘ
partOf	Chesapeake Bay region history ⓘ Colonial National Historical Park ⓘ
result	decisive American and French victory ⓘ
significantEvent	Siege of Yorktown ⓘ surface form: Battle of Yorktown Siege of Yorktown ⓘ
tourism	popular heritage tourism destination ⓘ

Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Virginia Peninsula → contains → Yorktown Battlefield ⓘ

Yorktown Victory Monument → partOf → Yorktown Battlefield ⓘ

Tidewater region → contains → Yorktown Battlefield ⓘ

Colonial National Historical Park → contains → Yorktown Battlefield ⓘ

Colonial National Historical Park → hasComponent → Yorktown Battlefield ⓘ

this entity surface form: Yorktown Visitor Center

Army of the Peninsula → usedFortificationsAt → Yorktown Battlefield ⓘ

this entity surface form: Yorktown defenses

Busch Gardens Williamsburg (nearby theme park) → nearbyHistoricSite → Yorktown Battlefield ⓘ

subject surface form: Busch Gardens Williamsburg

Jamestown Settlement living-history museum → nearbyAttractionOf → Yorktown Battlefield ⓘ

Historic Yorktown waterfront → near → Yorktown Battlefield ⓘ

York River → near → Yorktown Battlefield ⓘ

Colonial Parkway → passesNear → Yorktown Battlefield ⓘ

York County, Virginia → contains → Yorktown Battlefield ⓘ

York County, Virginia → hasAttraction → Yorktown Battlefield ⓘ

this entity surface form: Yorktown Battlefield Visitor Center

Yorktown Battlefield → hasVisitorCenter → Yorktown Battlefield self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Yorktown Battlefield Visitor Center