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Gov. Glenn Youngkin delivered remarks at the Yorktown Battlefield Monument, celebrating the 250th anniversary of the founding ...
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 is widely recognized as the site of the final major battle of the Revolutionary War. Secretary of the Army Daniel Driscoll called the anniversary a chance to reflect on the service and ...
On June 14, 1775, the Continental Congress voted to replace the colonies' part-time militias with a full-time army – and ...
Morando said it is the only surviving complete uniform from the Revolutionary ... the most important battle,” she said. “When Yorktown happened, that was the end of the war, even though ...
From a battlefield in Guilford County to lyrics in the blockbuster Broadway hit Hamilton, Greensboro's namesake is prominent ...
A new book by Alan Pell Crawford, “This Fierce People: The Untold Story of America’s Revolutionary War ... decisive battles — those that forced the British surrender at Yorktown ...