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Print depicting the surrender of the British at Yorktown, Virginia, on October 19, 1781, which effectively ended the American Revolutionary War (sporadic minor skirmishes continued until the Treaty of Paris in 1783). The full title given in the bottom margin is, "Surrender of Cornwallis, at Yorktown, Virginia, October 19, 1781, by Which Over 7000 British and Hession Troops Became Prisoner." The members of each army are identified in the lower margin. Americans are (from right to left): Washington. Wayne, Lafayette, Knox, Lincoln, Hamilton, Laurens, Steuben and Kosciusko. The British are (from left to right): Cornwallis, Tarleton, Kuyphausen, Chewton, Rawdon and O'Harah. The British army surrendered as prisoners of war, with only the senior officers later returned to England. However, the artist took liberties in portraying Lord Cornwallis because at the actual event the British were represented by officers, but he was not present. Top center margin identifies "French fleet under Counts De Grasse and D'Estaing" in the distant harbor. The participation of the French forces was key to the American victory, because their battleships blocked the British from escaping via the harbor. Top right margin identifies "Redoubts of Yorktown."

J. Baillis was a contemporary of Currier & Ives producing similar historical and genre prints.

References:

"A Map of the Plan of the Investment and Attack of York in Virginia." Archiving Early America. 1995-2002. http://earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica/maps/yorkmap (23 September 2002).