Stock Photo - Compte De Grasse, Major General in casual attire, General Rochambeau at the 225th Anniversary of the Victory at Yorktown, a reenactment of the siege of Yorktown, where General George Washington commanded 17,600 American troops and French Comte de Rochambeau lead 5500 French troops, together defeating General Lord Cornwallis, who surrendered his arms on October 19, 1781, ending the Revolutionary War, thus making the 13 Colonies the United States of America, an independent nation. On October 19_22, 2006, the Yorktown anniversary was reenacted by over 3000 men, women and children as part of America´s 400th Anniversary Signature Event, Jamestown and Yorktown, Virginia.