Age
7-9
Grade
2-3
Wendy Vierow
The Battle of Yorktown
Library Binding
(PowerKids Press Aug. 1, 2003)
, 1st Edition
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.
- Series
- The Atlas of Famous Battles of the American Revolution
- ISBN
- 0823963314 / 9780823963317
- Pages
- 24
- Weight
- 14.1 oz.
- Dimensions
- 11.18 x 0.32 in.
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