Yorktown: Climax of the Revolution
Yorktown
CLIMAX of the REVOLUTION
National Park Service
Source Book Series
Number One
The National Park System, of which this Colonial National Historical Park is a unit, is dedicated to conserving the scenic, scientific, and historic heritage of the United States for the benefit and inspiration of its people.
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PRICE 20 CENTS
EDITED by Charles E. Hatch, Jr. and Thomas M. Pitkin
WASHINGTON, D. C., 1941 (REPRINT 1956)
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fred A. Seaton, Secretary
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Conrad L. Wirth, Director
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FOOTNOTE:
1. Cornwallis Goes to Yorktown
2. The French Fleet Blockades The Chesapeake
3. The Allies Assemble at Williamsburg
4. The British Position
5. The Siege Begins
6. The First Parallel
7. The Bombardment
8. Storming the Redoubts
THE FRENCH ATTACK
THE AMERICAN ATTACK
9. The British Counterattack
10. Cornwallis Tries to Escape
11. Cornwallis Decides to Surrender
12. The Parley
13. The Surrender
14. “The Play is Over”
15. Washington Congratulates the Army
16. The Meaning of Yorktown
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