After capturing Redoubt 9 and 10, the Allies could then complete a second siege line and to construct a Grand American Battery as shown in this picture. From this position the Allies were within point blank artillery range of the British Inner Defense Line. On October 17, Continental artillery crews began bombarding the British from this battery. Within two (2) days the British were ready to negotiate a surrender.
All these battlefields are so peaceful looking now and so much devastation then...one would think it would be crawling with soldiers(ghostly) of course...
ReplyDeleteI will have to make a pilgrimage to Yorktown someday. Thanks for the tip.
ReplyDeleteYes...looks like a trip to Va. is coming up soon, but not in the summer!
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