Show SURRENDER sit JR ISO GRANT alb across jersey august 19 september 26 lafayette lafayette Lafaytt additional virginia militia washington heretofore army york south co tot tot rot tab rear banks soon afterward army portsmouth under way transport lofty spirit true feature unit dr UK great event revolutionary war event end despotic country independence greater patriotic enthusiasm abe great historic country anniversary surrender bit yorktown va october 19 naval military count statesmen participate pretty city yorktown en count des desperate struggle liberty final triumph washington Cornwall end war still Ws continent free independent commonwealth under away king goa power brought general washington american led adversary believe attack york Cornwall revolutionary army caught trap yorktown bind food cut off british surrender Cornwa invasion virginia long campaign north carolina british general mind provo provo prove until virginia april 26 1781 northward wilmington petersburg Petera va burl 20 during next weeks capture lafayette command small american virginia lafayette ed british june general anthony wayne 1000 1000 infantry six gun british far back richmond thence williamsburg near coast thus control part virginia except where naval gave possession lafayette thus force become instead ne york general clinton british corn corn COM chief fortify point comfort yorktown Cornwall surrey surrey survey point comfort advice clinton wholly wholly holly find inadequate naval station spirit Cornwall before clinton yorktown began fortify gloucester art art ant opposite shore shore share meanwhile washington Rocha allied french american dobbs ferry york city arrival prom french fleet under admiral wrote expect salt salt sail chesapeake bay bay nay august 13 american waters abort operate art art ant attack upon Cornwall french 2000 continent am infant junction steuben june 18 bind jo present fortress downfall Cornwall end british ne violent storm ten ten ton october 1781 1781 1791 british beat parley lord Cornwall cessation twenty four might meet house moore rear american parallel washington grant bourn cessation might general tenor admissible night washington own wore Noal NI de Grand part washington lieutenant colonel major ross under governor nelson williamsburg french september 6 british under admiral graves held chesapeake prevent british washington took position before yorktown september 28 28 29 night corn wallis big works before town october position works enemy ad gallantry duke de legion back Tarlet whose long terror virginia allied broke ground final parallel mount washington himself torch gun tour play enemy works indefatigable steuben ground second parallel within less enemy next hut hut nut groat groat great siege still british re arc way further approach must allied divide washington british nothing next vain attempt evacuate works escape gloucester bet ore un g french under de american light infantry under lafayette re soon fate Cornwa small precipitate sortie vi par par pay par pay ray tenant danger bind glory emulate assault re state absolute british officers french precision fire bind europe french wonderful americana experience house secretary nelson virginia Virg acre headquarters building town significant witness accuracy fire re rare specimen architecture built found town york sixty exercise every virtue vii general washington army army array abe glorious XI previous find warm gratitude french king officers phrase commendation count de present name brass ordnance WT washington brought close draft eleven garrison march surrender french took possession noon gar garrison twenty lord corn wallis being general head head bead garrison Ilo sword general washington opposite bead abe american army army auxiliary continent american general must take harsh Cornwa general lincoln siege charleston previous army permitted play american Anie french tune wag lincoln himself formal surrender render 07 testimony gallantry night officers arm ere Q rope wi g pro ant de indistinct quaint churchyard famous nelson family custom house united states states state yorktown historic built part entry york york torr philadelphia ta 1740 1740 ISSI centennial victory Cornwall held yorktown cornerstone national monument laid elaborate presence great concourse people base file monument inscription IB york october 19 1781 siege nineteen french line virginia militia under command general thomas nelson ana ana ada ana ada arid 36 french war earl Cornwa british force york gloucester army officers seamen cannon 24 george washington chief american france de auxiliary christian majesty america de chief naval army france chesapeake grace church historic still place worship edifice rock built 1700 bell rift rift gift queen anne 1725 1725 original communion service instill still head lion service re great infancy yorktown scene period during civil war general mcclellan began campaign april 1862 found yorktown line line tine drawn town across peninsula mouth warwick river magruder Mag command confederate allow whom al yorktown York general ton mcclellan confederate tot force began beige end month mcclellan position joseph johnston command confederate april 17 peninsula mcclellan ready open fire fire tire general johnston withdrew rear guard near williamsburg 6 6 5 indecisive battle fought yorktown county seat york county virginia 70 miles southeast richmond york river although historic country yorktown never oat ito today few hundred CO RIMA RIMA riga Z 2 5 home thomas nelson declaration independence governor virginia major visit general lafayette war friend major general nelson met 5 general american army sturdy relic abe headquarters headquarters headquarter lord lord lore Cornwall lead lead head lead head bead british army during siege 1781 close war renewal nat french united states together |