ORDER OF BATTLE // Sep–Oct 1781
Yorktown
Estimated force strength by side, with confidence labels per surviving record.
Forces engaged
2 sides catalogued · combined 13,000–14,000 estimated
United States
8,000–9,000
Medium-confidence figure
Great Britain
5,000
Medium-confidence figure
Battle context
British field army surrendered
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Monograph
Gentleman Boss
Monograph
Infantry Regiments of the US Army
Government Archive
NARA · Founding Documents
National Archives overview of the Declaration of Independence, Constitution, and Bill of Rights.
→ Open sourceThe Declaration of Independence expresses the ideals on which the United States was founded and the reasons for separation from Great Britain.
Battlefield Resource
NPS · Revolutionary War
National Park Service public-history material for Revolutionary War landscapes, people, and places.
→ Open sourceNPS Revolutionary War resources connect the founding conflict to preserved landscapes, battlefields, and civic memory.
Monograph
Redcoats and Rebels
Monograph
The American Pageant
Monograph