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Near this spot on the afternoon of October 19, 1781 - as silence prevailed among the Allied soldiers and onlookers - all eyes were trained on the approaching British troops. Cornwallis, sending word that he was ill, appointed his second in command…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6UV_british-inner-defense-line_Yorktown-VA.html
"The town was ? surrounded by a ditch and thick parapet, having a horn work in the centre, in ? which were batteries lined with facines. The parapet ran to the river on the left ? The parapet was formed of trees cut in the woods and placed inside;…
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"Resolved, That ? Congress ? will cause to be erected at York, in Virginia, a marble column, adorned with emblems of the alliance between the United States and his Most Christian Majesty; and inscribed with a succinct narrative of the surrender of…
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Under the British Flag (Left of Marker):The garrison marched out between the two lines of American troops reluctantly enough, and laid down their arms. A corporal next to me shed tears, and embracing his flintlock, threw it down, saying, "May you …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6UE_in-solemn-step_Yorktown-VA.html
At about twelve o'clock, the combined army was arranged ? in two lines extending more than a mile ?. The French troops, in complete uniform, displayed a martial and noble appearance ?. The Americans ? exhibited an erect, soldierly air, every count…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6UD_moore-house_Yorktown-VA.html
"I propose a cessation of hostilities for twenty four hours, and that two officers may be appointed by each side, to meet at Mr. Moore's house, to settle terms for the surrender of the posts of York and Gloucester."General Charles Lord Cornwallis …
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In commemorationof theFrench Soldiersand Sailorswho gave their livesforAmerican freedom——————————This memorial iserected near thesite of Redoubt 9second parallelof the trenchesof Yorktown…
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On this line at theSiege of Yorktownon October 14, 1781, at nightthe Battalions ofGimat, Hamilton and Laurensof the Light Infantry Division ofMajor-General Marquis de Lafayette, under the command ofLieutenant-Colonel Alexander Hamiltonwith unloade…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6Q1_yorktown-waterfront_Yorktown-VA.html
In spring 1862, the Confederate heavy artillery batteries on the bluffs at Yorktown, as well as those positioned along the waterfront on both sides of the York River, effectively blocked the U.S. Navy's attempts to bypass Magruder's 2nd Peninsula …
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"It did not seem possible that both armies could gather inspiration from the historic memories that cluster around this memorable field. The traditions of the revolution lingered here awakening in all loyal breasts sincerest hopes for the future."…