Which event of the American Revolution occurred last?

• A. The battle of Yorktown
• B. The Battle of Lexington and Concord
• C. The Battle of Bunker Hill
• D. The Battle of Saratoga

Answer: (A)

Yorktown is the last event among these because it happened later than the others, in 1781, when American and French forces cornered Cornwallis and forced his surrender. That surrender effectively ended major fighting in the Revolutionary War. The earlier events occurred years before: Lexington and Concord and Bunker Hill in 1775, and Saratoga in 1777, which helped turn the tide by bringing French support. Although the war formally ended with the 1783 Treaty of Paris, Yorktown stands as the final major military engagement listed here.