Where were the British finally surrounded and forced to surrender during the Revolutionary war?

The British were finally surrounded and forced to surrender at the Siege of Yorktown in Virginia in October 1781. American and French forces, led by General George Washington and General Rochambeau, besieged the British troops under General Cornwallis. The successful encirclement and the arrival of French naval support ultimately led to Cornwallis's surrender, marking a decisive victory for the American revolutionaries and effectively ending major combat in the Revolutionary War.