French sailors marched in ... The sailors saluted both nations’ flags in honor of the forces who fought in the 1781 Siege of Yorktown. That battle led to Britain’s surrender.

General George Washington and his French allies bottled up British General Charles Cornwallis and his forces, leaving them no other option than to wave the white flag. Yorktown almost didn’t happen.

Finally, the French joined Washington’s army in 1781 on the Hudson River, and there Rochambeau suggested that the two armies strike south at Cornwallis, then camp at Yorktown, instead of ...

If France decides to join the United States in a strike against Syria, it would be the first time American and French forces have conducted a joint military operation since the Siege of Yorktown ...