This week the outcome of the new battle of Yorktown was still in doubt. The Park Service hoped that Hansen would come around; if he did not, he could be sued for contract violation. Hansen ...

‘I have the honour to inform congress that a reduction of the British army under the command of Lord Cornwallis is most happily effected.’ Sign up now to receive email updates on new series, features, ...

With so many spots devoted to Colonial and Revolutionary history in the Williamsburg area, what makes Yorktown Battlefield so special? For starters, it's the site of the 1781 siege and surrender ...

RICHMOND, Va. — The Siege of Yorktown. The Battle of Bunker Hill. Washington’s crossing of the Delaware River: all are legendary Revolutionary War events that endure across the centuries.

Battle of the Coral Sea. Lieutenant Stanley "Swede" Vejtasa from Scouting Squadron FIVE (VS-5) in an SBD Dauntless, is in ...