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Yorktown and the Siege of 1781

By Jr. Charles E. Hatch
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An accessible historical handbook recounts the 1781 Virginia campaign and the allied Franco‑American siege that forced the British surrender at Yorktown. It traces strategic movements in the southern theater, naval engagements in Chesapeake Bay, the encirclement and trench warfare, key assaults on outworks, negotiation of capitulation, and immediate consequences for the conflict. The narrative combines operational detail with maps and battlefield descriptions, and concludes with a visitor-oriented guide to the preserved battlefield and town, practical travel and park information, and reproductions of surrender papers and parole terms.

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Jr. Charles E. Hatch

Charles E. Hatch, Jr. was an American historian and author known for his works on early Virginia history. His notable contributions include "Jamestown, Virginia: The Townsite and Its Story," which explores the origins and development of one of the first permanent English settlements in America. Hatch also wrote "The First Seventeen Years: Virginia 1607-1624," detailing the formative years of the colony, and "Yorktown and the Siege of 1781," which examines a pivotal moment in the American Revolutionary War. Through his writings, Hatch provides valuable insights into the early colonial period and its significance in American history.

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