what makes Yorktown Battlefield so special? For starters, it's the site of the 1781 siege and surrender of British troops to General George Washington in the Revolutionary War. And second ...

Yorktown stands as the Revolutionary War’s most decisive battle, where American and French forces shattered British power in the colonies. With Cornwallis cornered and the Royal Navy blocked ...

YORKTOWN, Va. (WAVY) — Yorktown is celebrating the 241st anniversary of America’s Revolutionary War victory with Yorktown Day. On Oct. 19, 1781, British troops under General Charles Cornwallis ...

It effectively led to the recognition of American independence and paved the way for the eventual end of the Revolutionary War. The Siege of Yorktown marked the final significant land battle of ...

The Yorktown experience ... shots of the Battles of Lexington and Concord were fired on April 19, 1775 These were the shots that started the American Revolutionary War. Now a public park, the ...

A mobile museum is making its way across Virginia, aiming to educate residents about the state's pivotal role in U.S. history ...

Those taxes on colonists eventually led to the Revolutionary War, it says. For much of America’s history, it’s been taught that the last battle of that war was at Yorktown, Virginia ...

Yorktown Battlefield, the site of the Revolutionary War’s final major clash, offers a visitor’s center and guided tours. Colonial Williamsburg, a popular living history attraction showcasing Colonial ...

At Yorktown today, historian Marvin-Alonzo ... ending the last major battle of the Revolutionary War. As for the freedom-seekers who helped build these defenses, like Eve and her son George ...