Engelsk substantiv: siege of Yorktown | |||
1. | siege of Yorktown (om handling) in 1781 the British under Cornwallis surrendered after a siege of three weeks by American and French troops; the surrender ended the American Revolution | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | Yorktown | ||
Eksempler på mindre spesifikke uttrykk | beleaguering, besieging, military blockade, siege | ||
Omfatter disse overordnede uttrykkene | American Revolution, American Revolutionary War, American War of Independence, War of American Independence | ||
Overordnet region | Old Dominion, Old Dominion State, VA, Virginia | ||