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Yorktown Battlefield
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Cannon on British defenses
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Cannon on British defenses
The Siege
 
Renenactors on British defenses
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Re-enactors during 200th Anniversary in 1981
Unit Lists and Casualty Lists
 
Cannon firing during the 200th Anniversary
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Cannon firing during the 200th Anniversary in 1981
Time Lines
 
Civil War earthworks
Matthew Brady
Civil War earthworks
Civil War Yorktown
Colonial Parkway in the fall
Yorktown Maps
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Ranger-led walking Tour
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Lambs Artillery
Things to Do
Things to do at Yorktown Battlefield
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Victory Monument on a sunny day.
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18-pounder siege gun  

Did You Know?
Artillery played a decisive role in defeating the British at Yorktown. According to Brigadier General Henry Knox, the American artillery commander, the Americans and French fired 15,437 artillery rounds at the British during the eight day bombardment. This is an average of 1.2 shots a minute!

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