What happened during the battle of yorktown

1781 George Washington begins the siege known as the Battle of Yorktown against British general lord Charles.Although the war persisted on the high seas and in other theaters, the Patriot victory at Yorktown ended fighting in the American colonies. Peace negotiations began in 1782, and on September 3, 1783, the Treaty of Paris was signed, formally recognizing the United States as a free and independent nation after eight years of war.