YORKTOWN, Va. — Imagine standing on the bank of the York River in Yorktown or Gloucester and seeing dozens of ships out on the water. That's what historians say you would have seen in 1781 prior to ...

The film recounts the pivotal Battle of Yorktown in 1781, the final major conflict of the American Revolution. It highlights the strategic maneuvers of George Washington and his collaboration with ...

Researchers say they solved a decades-old riddle this week by finding remnants of the stockade and therefore the site of a prison camp in York, Pennsylvania, that housed British soldiers for nearly ...

YORKTOWN, Va. (WCSC) - American and French forces began the siege of Yorktown, Virginia, during the Revolutionary War on Sept. 28, 1781. Land and sea forces entrapped a major British army on a ...

Yorktown stands as the Revolutionary War’s most decisive battle, where American and French forces shattered British power in the colonies. With Cornwallis cornered and the Royal Navy blocked, the ...

FORT BELVOIR, Va. (WDBJ) - The National Museum of the United States Army, just south of Washington, D.C. near Alexandria, Virginia, will open a special exhibition, CALL TO Arms: The Soldier and the ...

YORKTOWN — A public screening of segments of filmmaker Ken Burns’ upcoming documentary will be featured at the Revolutionary Festival on Saturday at the Yorktown Battlefield. “We the People: A ...

Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum has no shortage of historic artifacts. But, until now, the maritime museum didn't have a set home for its rarer, fragile items that require storage in a ...

Patriot Awards feature historic materials from George Washington's church, wood from his elm tree and Revolutionary War musket balls in stunning flag-shaped trophies.

The Siege of Yorktown, Virginia, the decisive battle in America's shocking triumph over the mighty British Empire in its War of Independence, began on this day in history, Sept. 28, 1781. The siege ...