Yorktown (Assault On Redoubt #9 & #10)

Revolutionary War battles tend to focus on British and American soldiers engaged in close, hand-to-hand combat, the siege of Yorktown, however, was primarily waged at long range by artillery, with relatively few direct troop confrontations. One key confrontation that did …

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Revolutionary War battles tend to focus on British and American soldiers engaged in close, hand-to-hand combat, the siege of Yorktown, however, was primarily waged at long range by artillery, with relatively few direct troop confrontations. One key confrontation that did take place during the siege was because Washington wished to move his siege lines and artillery positions closer to the city. Washington’s plan called for the French to attack redoubt #9 and redoubt #10 would be attacked by Continental light infantry. The fighting was heavy at number 10, but soon the defenders were outflanked and overwhelmed. The French attack against the larger redoubt was more difficult as the Hessian infantry put up a strong defense and were not easy to overcome.

Yorktown, Virginia

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 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 British peer and 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. The battle boosted faltering American morale and revived French enthusiasm for the war, as well as undermining popular support for the conflict in Great Britain.

Wikipedia: Siege of Yorktown (1781)

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