YORKTOWN — The annual remembrance of the Siege of Yorktown in 1781, the Revolutionary battle that led to the British surrender and paved the way for the end of the war, takes place this weekend. This ...

Oct. 19, the date British and German forces surrendered to American and French troops at Yorktown 243 years ago, isn’t a federal holiday, but should be a cause for national celebration. Victory ...

Thousands of enthusiastic supporters — Revolutionary War veterans and ordinary citizens — witnessed the return 200 years ago this weekend to Yorktown and Williamsburg of the young French general who ...

Local foundations teamed up to bring an experienced actor-interpreter to present the famed Marquis de Lafayette for the ...

WATERVLIET ARSENAL, N.Y. -- On Oct. 14, 1781, two British earthen forts prevented Gen. George Washington from completing his second siege at Yorktown, Va. Redoubts 9 and 10 would have to be taken by ...

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (WRIC) — The Jamestown Settlement and the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown have announced a lineup of civic-related events and programs running from Juneteenth to the Fourth of ...

A sword belonging to a solider who fought in the final battle of the Revolutionary War will be put on display next month at the Museum of the American Revolution in Old City. The weapon, donated to ...

During the American Revolution, French aristocrat Marquis de Lafayette, still a teenager, became a hero after he was injured fighting for the Continental Army against the British. He even served ...

Maryland may be well known for its Civil War history, but it isn’t without notable events from the Revolutionary War era. In May 1781, General Anthony Wayne’s troops encamped at Bruceville, just south ...

LAFAYETTE — There was a mental holdover from McCutcheon during a weekend tournament at the Yorktown Invite in Delaware County. Four losses against Roncalli, Yorktown, Westfield and Zionsville ...