The day the American Army won the decisive battle for independence

British General, Lord Charles Cornwallis, surrendered to Yorktown, Virginia, after his army was surrounded by George Washington's forces and French naval fleet.

Cornwallis signed the surrender papers after almost two weeks of siege. He felt that further resistance would be a futile loss of the life of his troops. He ordered his soldiers to march outside the city with dignity, with banners unfurled for defeat.

While British troops handed over their weapons, General Cornwallis ordered the English march to be played with the title that adapted to that case “Bota has been overturned.