British surrender to George Washington, 1781
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Maine Historical Society
When the British surrender came, William Bayley was in West Point, where he remained.
The engraving depicts the British surrender at Yorktown that ended the Revolutionary War. American Commander George Washington accepts the surrender.
The title is "The British surrendering their Arms to Gen. Washington after their defeat at York Town in Virginia October 1781."
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