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 Siege of Yorktown. The French navy and the Continental Army conceived a daring plan to entrap Cornwallis in Yorktown. The plan worked: Cornwallis surrendered Yorktown, and three weeks later the war was over. The year 1781 found a large squadron of British troops led by Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown, Virginia. Cornwallis hoped to keep his men in the Chesapeake town until fresh supplies and reinforcements could arrive from Britain. The French and the Americans conspired to capture the British before that could happen.