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The Tipping Point
From French arms to French fleets, how France changed the tides of the American Revolution
Revolutionary War Yorktown
With his back to the York River, British General Charles Lord Cornwallis intended to resupply and refit his 9,000 man army in the fall of 1781...
Cavalry in the American Revolution
The role of the horseman has been crucial to world history. Learn how cavalry impacted the American Revolution.
France in the American Revolution
France was America's first international ally, and their partnership during the Revolutionary War helped the United States to achieve its independence...
Yorktown Battlefield
Much of the 1862 Yorktown battlefield encompasses the 1781 battlefield of the American Revolution. Today, well preserved Union and Confederate...
Bauman’s Plan of the Investment of York and Gloucester
HISTORICAL MAP | Bauman’s Plan of the Investment of York and Gloucester, Virginia
Fix Bayonets: The Revolution’s Climactic Assault at Yorktown
This page describes the Patriot assault and victory during the Battle of Yorktown, the last major land battle of the American Revolution.
Yorktown | Assaults on Redoubts 9 and 10 | Oct 14, 1781
The American Battlefield Trust’s map of the Assaults on Redoubts 9 and 10 during the Revolutionary War Siege of Yorktown on October 14, 1781.
Yorktown | Sep 28 - Oct 19, 1781
BATTLE MAP | The American Battlefield Trust's map of the Siege of Yorktown, Virginia on September 28 to October 19, 1781.
Joseph Plumb Martin: Voice of the Common American Soldier
At age 70, Joseph Plumb Martin wrote "A Narrative of Some of the Adventures, Dangers, and Sufferings of a Revolutionary Soldier, Interspersed with...
Marquis de Lafayette
This page details the life and achievements of Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, the French hero of the Revolutionary War.