Kings Canyon National Pk 10 Day Weather. 1  Saturday:The Kings Canyon National Pk forecast for Aug 13 is 86 degrees and Sunny. There is 52 percentage chance of rain and 9 mph winds from the South-Southwest.  Sunday:The Kings Canyon National Pk forecast for Aug 14 is 81 degrees and Patchy rain nearby.
Battle of Yorktown - Conflict & Dates: The Battle of Yorktown was the last major engagement of the American Revolution (1775-1783) and was fought September 28 to October 19, 1781. Armies & Commanders: American & French.
The British Surrender at Yorktown October 19, 1781 America declared its independence in 1776, but it took another five years to win freedom from the British. That day came on October 19, 1781, when the British General Charles Cornwallis surrendered his troops in Yorktown, Virginia. General Cornwallis brought 8,000 British troops to Yorktown. They expected help from British ships sent from New York.