Relieved 4 January 1782 from Gist's Brigade and assigned to the Maryland Brigade, an element of the Southern Department. Disbanded 1 January 1783 at Charleston, South Carolina.

Dec 29, 2025 · Here at Yorktown, in the fall of 1781, General George Washington, with allied American and French forces, besieged General Charles Lord Cornwallis’s British army. On …

Contact Info Mailing Address: Colonial National Historical Park - Yorktown Battlefield P.O. Box 210 Yorktown, VA 23690

Jan 22, 2010 · No. 4 Yorktown as viewed from the river in 1755 (sketched by John Gauntlett aboard the HMS Norwich anchored in the Yorktown Harbor). It shows the full length of the …

Apr 24, 2025 · The valiant defense of the fort during the Battle of Baltimore on September 13-14, 1814 inspired Francis Scott Key to write the words that became the U.S. national anthem.

The Colonial Parkway is a twenty-three mile scenic roadway stretching from the York River at Yorktown to the James River at Jamestown.

Aug 13, 2025 · Explore interactive, historical, and trip-planning maps to discover key locations and stories along the Washington-Rochambeau Trail.

Sep 11, 2020 · With British land forces stalled north and east of the city by defenses dug by citizens and 15,000 American troops, eyes now turned on the British Navy. If the navy would …

Dec 2, 2002 · This Yorktown, or Little-York, is a small city of approximately 300 houses; it has, moreover, considerable circumference. It is located on the bank of the York River, somewhat …

That same day, September 5, Washington and Rochambeau learned of the arrival of de Grasse in the Chesapeake. Yet, Yorktown still lay more than 200 miles south.