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Lafayette ‘returns’ to Yorktown — and other Hampton Roads stops — 200 years after historic tour
YORKTOWN — The annual remembrance of the Siege of Yorktown in 1781, the Revolutionary battle that led to the British surrender and paved the way for the end of the war, takes place this weekend.
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Rare weapon from Revolutionary War heads to Philadelphia museum
A weapon that was used during the Siege of Yorktown will soon be unveiled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Museum of the American Revolution will welcome the sword that was gifted by Major ...
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Born a slave, he became a Revolutionary War spy. Interpreters plan to recreate the poignant moment he was recognized.
giving Cornwallis erroneous information on American troops and providing information that helped pave the way for the siege of Yorktown, which effectively ended the war. Thanks to Lafayette ...
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The Battle of Yorktown, 1781
Journal of Economics, Vol. 140, Issue. 3, p. 233. An accessible and authoritative account of the battle of Yorktown (1781), the last major battle in the American War of Independence, where an ...