The US Victory at Yorktown Births a Nation | The Revolution (S1, E11) | Full Episode
>> Herrmann: Tench Tilghman, George Washington's aide, rides nonstop for four days and nights to bring glorious news from Yorktown, Virginia, to the Continental Congress in Philadelphia. The Americans have decimated Britain's southern army and forced the surrender of its best general, Charles Cornwallis. >> This was a huge victory, over 7,000 people taken prisoner. >> There are great celebrations--illuminations, ...
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