Historic Battles
Siege of Yorktown
1781 · Revolutionary War · Yorktown, VA
UnsolvedThe prize. French/British coins, buttons, grapeshot
Where. Yorktown, VA
Status. Unsolved
Where. Yorktown, VA
Status. Unsolved
The account
Cornwallis's surrender on Oct 19, 1781 effectively ended the Revolution.
Leads, where the trail points now
- The field is at Yorktown, VA, and arms, shot, and relics still come out of the ground there.
- Detecting or digging needs landowner or park permission, and any significant find should be recorded; many battlefields are protected.
- Work the documented account of Siege of Yorktown to learn where the fighting, the camps, and the rout actually ran before you look.
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