Siege of Yorktown

Summary

Siege of Yorktown is a battle^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.37% of battle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,106 views/month, #28 of 7,470).^[2]

Key Facts

• Siege of Yorktown is located in Virginia^[3].
• Siege of Yorktown is in the country of United States^[4].
• Siege of Yorktown's instance of is recorded as battle^[5].
• Siege of Yorktown's instance of is recorded as siege^[6].
• Yorktown is named after Siege of Yorktown^[7].
• The location of Siege of Yorktown was Yorktown^[8].
• Siege of Yorktown is part of American Revolutionary War^[9].
• Siege of Yorktown's Commons category is recorded as Siege of Yorktown^[10].
• Siege of Yorktown began on September 28, 1781^[11].
• Siege of Yorktown ended on October 19, 1781^[12].
• Siege of Yorktown took place on 1781^[13].
• Siege of Yorktown's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 37.23083333333334, 'lon': -76.5025}^[14].
• A participant in Siege of Yorktown was United States^[15].
• Among those involved in Siege of Yorktown was 2nd Canadian Regiment^[16].
• Among those involved in Siege of Yorktown was Kingdom of France^[17].
• Among those involved in Siege of Yorktown was Kingdom of Great Britain^[18].
• Among those involved in Siege of Yorktown was Loyalist^[19].
• Among those involved in Siege of Yorktown was Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel^[20].
• A participant in Siege of Yorktown was Principality of Ansbach^[21].
• Siege of Yorktown resulted in {'amount': '+397'} deaths^[22].
• Siege of Yorktown caused {'amount': '+896'} injuries^[23].
• Siege of Yorktown's different from is recorded as Siege of Yorktown^[24].
• Siege of Yorktown's different from is recorded as Siege of Yorktown^[25].
• Siege of Yorktown's order of battle is recorded as Yorktown order of battle^[26].

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When and Where

Siege of Yorktown occurred on 1781^[13]. It began on September 28, 1781^[11]. It ended on October 19, 1781^[12]. It took place at Yorktown^[8]. It is in the country of United States^[4].

Context

Siege of Yorktown is part of American Revolutionary War^[9]. Recorded instance of include battle^[5] and siege^[6].

Participants

Recorded participant include United States^[15], 2nd Canadian Regiment^[16], Kingdom of France^[17], Kingdom of Great Britain^[18], Loyalist^[19], and Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel^[20].

Outcome and Impact

Siege of Yorktown resulted in {'amount': '+397'} deaths^[22]. It caused {'amount': '+896'} injuries^[23]. Things named for it include USS Yorktown^[27], an aircraft carrier^[28].

Why It Matters

Siege of Yorktown ranks in the top 0.37% of battle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,106 views/month, #28 of 7,470).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]

Entities named for it include USS Yorktown^[27], an aircraft carrier^[28].