Description

[NEWSPAPER] Revolutionary War, Edinburgh Advertiser, with News on the Battle of Yorktown 

Edinburgh Advertiser, Scotland, dated Dec. 4, 1781, 9 x 12 in. Beginning on the front page and continuing for five columns, with two on the front page and three on page 2, the news is announced of the Battle of Yorktown and the surrender of British General Cornwallis to American General George Washington in the decisive battle that ended the American Revolutionary War and established the United States' independence from Great Britain. This contains the complete printing of the Articles of Capitulation of General Cornwallis to his American counterpart, George Washington. 

Condition

Expected folds and wear to edges.