American independence hangs in the balance at the Battle of Yorktown. George Washington's Continental Army has fought for five long years to drive the British from American soil. Now, with the aid of ...

The Siege of Yorktown, Virginia, the decisive battle in America's shocking triumph over the mighty British Empire in its War of Independence, began on this day in history, Sept. 28, 1781. The siege ...

When George Washington began writing letters of thanks following his 1781 victory at Yorktown, no one loomed larger in his mind than the commanders of the Allied artillery batteries that decided the ...

It was the Battle of Yorktown in October of 1781. Well, weren’t there skirmishes in New Jersey in 1782? Oh, and how about the Siege of Fort Henry near Wheeling? That took place from September 11-13 in ...

Most people believe the American Revolution ended in October, 1781, after the battle of Yorktown; in fact the war continued for two more traumatic years. During that time, the Revolution came closer ...

As anyone who has ever watched “The Simpsons” knows, Americans like to make fun of French military prowess—or the supposed lack thereof. But today is a day to remember that the United States is in ...

The wreck of what appears to be a British ship destroyed during the siege of Yorktown in 1781 has been discovered in Virginia. Experts from JRS Explorations spotted the wreck, which is believed to be ...

New York: Savas Beattie, 2005. Pp. xix, 507. Illus., maps, tables, append., notes, biblio., index. $34.95. ISBN:1-932714-05-7 A masterful account of the campaign and ...

YORKTOWN, Va. (WCSC) - American and French forces began the siege of Yorktown, Virginia, during the Revolutionary War on Sept. 28, 1781. Land and sea forces entrapped a major British army on a ...