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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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