CONTENTS

0. INTRODUCTION

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

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

17. BIBLIOGRAPHY

ILLUSTRATIONS

1. THE SURRENDER OF CORNWALLIS'S ARMY

2. PLAN OF THE SIEGE OF YORK TOWN IN VIRGINIA

3. THE STORMING OF REDOUBT NUMBER TEN

4. THE LAST DAY OF THE SIEGE

5. THE MOORE HOUSE

6. CORNWALLIS'S PAROLE

For additional information, visit the Web site for
Colonial National Historical Park

Source Book Series Number One
1941

The National Park System, of which 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 enjoyment of its people.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fred A. Seaton, Secretary

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
Conrad L. Wirth, Director

THIS BOOKLET relates to the Yorktown portion of Colonial National Historical Park, Jamestown-Yorktown, Virginia, which commemorates significant phases of American history from the first settlement at Jamestown until the winning of American independence at Yorktown. Other areas under National Park Service administration commemorating the Revolutionary period of American history are:

George Washington Birthplace National Monument, Washington's Birthplace, Westmoreland County, Virginia.

Washington Monument National Memorial, Washington, D. C.

Statue of Liberty National Monument, Liberty Island, New York, N. Y.

Independence National Historical Park, Philadelphia, Pa.

Federal Hall National Memorial, New York, N. Y.¹

Saratoga National Historical Park, Stillwater, N. Y.

Morristown National Historical Park, Morristown, N. J.

Kings Mountain National Military Park, York, S. C.

Guilford Courthouse National Military Park, Greensboro, N. C.

Moores Creek National Military Park, Cowie, N. C.

Cowpens National Battlefield Site, Gaffney, S. C.

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¹ Operated by the Federal Hall Memorial Associates cooperating with the National Park Service.

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