Books with title The Battle of Yorktown: Let Freedom Ring

During the Revolutionary War, a combined force of American and French soldiers under George Washington defeated the British at Yorktown, Virginia, in 1781, winning independence for the new nation of the United States. Which American general influenced the British to march to Yorktown in the first place? What convinced Washington to go to Yorktown instead of defending New York? And how did the critical Battle of the Chesapeake influence the battle in Virginia? Find out what types of weapons and strategies worked and which ones did not in this detailed story of the Battle of Yorktown.

Chosen by the British for its strategic naval position, Yorktown, Virginia, was the site of the last large-scale battle of the American Revolution. Yorktown was an important victory for the Continental army and its allies, the French. After the French navy formed a blockade in Chesapeake Bay, the Americans and the French fought the British hand to hand. Overpowered, outnumbered, and cut off from supplies, the British surrendered.

Army life on both side of the conflict is amply documented in the illustrations accompanying the text, as is the critical French naval victory over the British that preceded the siege of Yorktown. Detailed eighteenth-century maps show nearly every stage of the battle itself, while the observations of eyewitness artists - and the imagination of those who only read about it - record the momentous surrender scene. Together, narrative and illustrations present the proud and exciting story that each new generation of Americans will always to continue to cherish.