THE SIEGE ALSO KNOWN AS THE BATTLE SURRENDER AT YORKTOWN THE GERMAN ENDING VIRGINIA DECISIVE VICTORY FORCE AMERICAN CONTINENTAL ARMY TROOPS GENERAL GEORGE WASHINGTON FRENCH ARMY COMTE DE ROCHAMBEAU BRITISH ARMY BRITISH LORD LIEUTENANT GENERAL CHARLES CORNWALLIS CULMINATION YORKTOWN CAMPAIGN PROVED THE LAST MAJOR LAND BATTLE THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR THE NORTH AMERICAN SURRENDER THE CAPTURE THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT NEGOTIATE AMERICAN MORALE FRENCH ENTHUSIASM UNDERMINING POPULAR SUPPORT CONFLICT SOLDIERS RHODE ISLAND ASSIST ALLIES OPERATIONS AGAINST NEW YORK CITY THE ARRIVAL DISPATCHES FRANCE THE POSSIBILITY FRENCH WEST INDIES FLEET COMTE DE GRASSE WASHINGTON DE GRASSE ASSISTANCE MILITARY OPERATIONS THE ADVICE INTENT SAIL THE CHESAPEAKE BAY TAKEN COMMAND CONFUSING ORDERS SUPERIOR OFFICER HENRY CLINTON EVENTUALLY BUILD DEFENSIBLE TO DO MOVEMENTS SHADOWED CONTINENTAL ARMY THE MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE AMERICAN ARMIES UNITED NORTH THE SUMMER WORD GRASSES DECISION THE COMBINED ARMIES MOVING SOUTH TOWARD TACTICS DECEPTION LEAD BELIEVE SIEGE NEW YORK THE WEST INDIES AT THE END NAVAL BLOCKADE TRANSPORTING SILVER PESOS COLLECTED CITIZENS FUND PAYROLL THE CONTINENTAL ARMY SANTO FRANCISCO SAAVEDRA DE AGENT CARLOS III OF SPAIN PLANNED LEAVE WARSHIPS PROMISED SPANISH NAVY PROTECT MERCHANT FLEET ENABLING IN THE BEGINNING BRITISH FLEET SIR THOMAS GRAVES CHESAPEAKE BLOCKED ESCAPE LATE SEPTEMBER ARMY NAVAL INITIAL THE AMERICANS PARALLEL DEFENSE SENT COLUMNS ATTACK OUTER COLUMN REDOUBT DEFENSES THE ALLIES ABLE FINISH THE AMERICAN ARTILLERY CLOSER INTENSE SITUATION ASKED CAPITULATION TERMS THE AFTER TWO DAYS CEREMONY THE LORD BRITISH SOLDIERS NEGOTIATIONS THE UNITED STATES GREAT BRITAIN THE TREATY PARIS BENEDICT ARNOLD RICHMOND DEFENDING FALLING ADMIRAL LIEUTENANT GENERAL MOVE LAUNCH JOINT HELP DISPATCH SHIPS BATTLE MARRIOT ARBUTHNOT THE MOUTH THE DAMAGE SUSTAINED LEAVING ARBUTHNOT IN CONTROL THE BAYS ARNOLD MAJOR GENERAL WILLIAM PHILLIPS RAIDING MILITIA BLANDFORD BURNING TOBACCO WAREHOUSES PETERSBURG ABOUT TO SUFFER LAFAYETTE ENGAGE CHARLES CORNWALLIS SUFFERING HEAVY CASUALTIES GUILFORD COURTHOUSE RECENTLY DIED PERMISSION THE CAROLINAS BELIEVED EASIER FEELING THE BRITISH ARMY NUMBERED MEN WANTED PUSH WHOSE VIRGINIA MILITIA THE COMMAND BARON VON STEUBEN ANTHONY WAYNE RAIDERS CENTRAL VIRGINIA ATTACKED DEPOTS SUPPLY GENERAL CLINTON PORTSMOUTH FORTIFICATIONS DEEP WATER PORT WHITE PLAINS ALMOST WARFARE NEVER WASHINGTONS DISCUSSED THE BEST OUTNUMBERED DEFENDERS ARGUING IN THE WEST INDIES ADMIRAL DE GRASSE GOING TO OPTIONS NORTHERN MANHATTAN ISLAND OFFICERS PROBE NEW YORK AREA LETTER ABANDONED PLAN PREPARE THE MARCH YORKTOWN AMERICAN SOLDIERS THE REST BEHIND HUDSON VALLEY KEEP ABSOLUTE SECRECY FAKE REACHED PHILADELPHIA ANNOUNCED MARYLAND MONTHS RATHER THE WORTHLESS CONTINENTAL PAPER CURRENCY GENERAL GENEROUSLY LOANED HALF GOLD SPANISH STRENGTHENING THE BOND BETWEEN LEARNED THE VIRGINIA CAPES FRENCH TROOPS JOIN EMPTY PICK UP VISIT MOUNT VERNON HIS WAY IN AUGUST NEITHER FORCED FALL BACK INFANTRY SHOCK TROOPS FRENCHMEN EARLY ON WILLIAMSBURG SURROUND POSITIONS THE LEFT THE POSITION HONOR CHAIN SEVEN EARTHWORKS THE NARROWS YORK RIVER GLOUCESTER POINT SPENT THE NIGHT OF THE SLEEPING OUT IN THE OPEN WORK PARTIES BRIDGES HUNTED DOWN WILD HOGS THE DAY BRITISH CANNON FIRE HESSIAN PULLED EXCEPT FUSILIER ON THE WEST SIDE THE TOWN OCCUPY IMMEDIATELY CLINTON RELIEF WEEK WISHED THE ABANDONED ALLIED ENGINEERS THE ARTILLERY IMPROVING FUSILIERS SKIRMISH LASTED DESERTERS PRESERVE SLAUGHTERED HUNDREDS HORSES ON THE BEACH THOUSANDS TREES CUT DOWN WOOD THE PARALLEL KEPT DISRUPT SUFFERED MODERATE GENERAL WASHINGTON CONCERN INCREASING ENEMY FIRE ON THE NIGHT STORM COVER UP THE MOVEMENT BRITISH CAVALRY GLOUCESTER WERE TO ESCORT INFANTRYMEN FORAGING BANASTRE TARLETON LAUZUNS LEGION JOHN MERCER QUICKLY READY OPEN THAT NIGHT SAPPERS MINERS PUTTING STRIPS PINE WET SAND MARK THE PATH NIGHTFALL OUT IN STORMY WEATHER DIG OVERCAST FULL MOON THE MASSIVE DIGGING OPERATION THE EYES OF PICK AXE BEGIN THE TRENCH WAS TO RUNNING THE HEAD THE OTHER THE FRENCH LINE TRENCH BOMBARD DISTRACT FALSE THE PLAN DESERTER TURNED ON SAW JUST OUT THE NEXT THE GUN LARGE NUMBER GUNS AMERICAN GUNS POUNDERS EIGHTEEN HOWITZERS FOURTEEN BARRAGE HMS GUADELOUPE PREVENT GUN LEGEND SHOT SMASHED TABLE TEAR APART NIGHT SOON TENTS TRENCHES DESERT LARGE NUMBERS DAMAGED MIGHT BE DOZEN HIT ON HMS CHARON CAUGHT TURN ON FIRE SAYING HOLD OUT THE RIVER NUMBER SUSPECT MORNING THE ALLIED IN POSITION RANGE ASSAULT THE COVER MOONLESS NIGHT GAIN THE ELEMENT OF SURPRISE REINFORCE ORDERING SOLDIER SHOULD MUSKET REACHING ADVANCE COLD STEEL QUARTER MILE FORTIFIED ROWS ABATIS DITCHES DIVERSIONARY ATTACK HALF AN HOUR REGULAR LIEUTENANT COLONEL WILHELM BY LIGHT ALEXANDER HAMILTON DISPUTE THE ATTACK BATTALION CONTINENTAL LIGHT HAMILTON THE SENIOR GAVE GUNFIRE AS IF ITSELF CAUSED LIEUTENANT COLONEL JOHN LAURENS REAR CHOPPING WOODEN SENTRY CHARGING CROSSED DITCH PARAPET GIANT SHELL HOLES BOMBARDMENT SOMEONE THE FRONT SHOU