The film recounts the pivotal Battle of Yorktown in 1781, the final major conflict of the American Revolution. It highlights the strategic maneuvers of George Washington and his collaboration with ...

Yorktown Day celebrations commemorate the anniversary of the crucial battle on Thursday. Skip to content. All ... for the American colonies in 1781. ... British and Loyalist soldiers.

He gave the swords to non-commissioned officers in the Continental Army’s Corps of Light Infantry, one of the units that fought in the Siege of Yorktown in 1781. The decisive battle in Virginia ...

The Revolutionary War artifacts tell the story of what General Cornwallis tried to destroy forever—but couldn’t erase.

The Siege of Yorktown, Virginia, began on this day in history, Sept. 28, 1781. Surrounded by Washington's army and French allies by both land and sea, the British realized their cause was hopeless.

A print of the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown, Va., in 1781 shows Maj. Gen ... A rare diary from soldier James Duncan at the battle that ended the Revolutionary War was sold after it didn’t ...