Presidential History Blog
There are several versions of this story, but the essence is always the same.
The Yorktown Surrender
Most people think the American Revolution ended in 1781 when Cornwallis surrendered his Redcoat army to Washington in Yorktown. That is not exactly true.
George Washington accepting Lord Cornwallis’ sword. An symbolic-historic painting. Photography was decades in the future.
In October, 1781, after nearly seven years of fighting a motley bunch of American militiame...
Published on July 10, 2017 07:41