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Battle of Yorktown & Wreath laying at the tomb of Thomas Nelson Jr.
Grace Episcopal Church Yorktown
111 Church St
Yorktown, Virginia 23690
Thursday, October 19, 2023, 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM EDT
Category: NATIONAL SPONSORED EVENT
The Siege of Yorktown, also known as the Battle of Yorktown, the surrender at Yorktown, or the German Battle, ending on October 19, 1781, at Yorktown, Virginia, was a decisive victory by a combined force of the American Continental Army troops led by General George Washington and French Army troops led by the Comte de Rochambeau over a British army commanded by Lieutenant General Charles Cornwallis. The culmination of the Yorktown campaign, the siege proved to be the last major land battle of the American Revolutionary War in the North American region, as the surrender by Cornwallis, and the capture of both him and his army, prompted the British government to negotiate an end to the conflict.
Parade formation may be viewed here (click on link): Yorktown SAR Formation
Note: this event also marks the bicentennial of the return of the Marquis de Lafayette to Yorktown in October 1824 and is expected to be a significant commemoration.

-RBM

Contact: Gary Hodges, TNJ CHapter