Category Archives: Colonial National Historical Park

Allied Encampment Auto Tour (Colonial National Historical Park, VA)

Posted on April 16, 2017 by Andrew Wojtanik

– Revolutionary War Series – As the Battle of Yorktown raged to the east, George Washington and his French ally Comte de Rochambeau set up their encampments in the woody perimeter around Yorktown in 1781. After hitting the key sites … Continue reading →

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Yorktown Battlefield Auto Tour (Colonial National Historical Park, VA)

Posted on April 16, 2017 by Andrew Wojtanik

– Revolutionary War Series – The Battle of Yorktown, the last major engagement of the American Revolution, was a decisive victory for Gen. George Washington’s Continental Army and the death knell for continued British occupation. Today, the site of the … Continue reading →

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Peninsula Campaign Driving Tour – Part 1

Posted on April 15, 2017 by Andrew Wojtanik

– Civil War Series – Nearly a year after the onset of the conflict at Fort Sumter in April 1861, the Civil War had seen very few significant military engagements in the Eastern Theater. Following the Battle of Bull Run … Continue reading →

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