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The larger force (known as the Expédition Particulière), which was under the command of Lieutenant-General Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau, landed at Newport, Rhode Island in 1780 and marched overland to join Washington's army outside New York in the summer of 1781. These troops marched with Washington's army from New ...
[11] [12] Cornwallis had not received permission to abandon the Carolinas from his superior, Henry Clinton, but he believed that Virginia would be easier to capture, feeling that it would approve of an invading British army. [11] With the arrival of Cornwallis and more reinforcements from New York, the British Army numbered 7,200 men. [5]
Stony Point, Town Of, New York: Half A Mile Up This Road Is Doodletown, Pioneer Hamlet Through Which The British Army Marched To Attack Ft. Clinton, 1777. 17: FRANCO-AMERICAN ARMY In Stony Point Park Stony Point, Town Of, New York: En Route To Capture Cornwallis At Yorktown, In Virginia, Crossed King's Ferry In August, 1781. 18: GENERAL WAYNE
The French army left Newport in June, and joined Washington's army at Dobb's Ferry, New York on July 7. [78] From there, Washington and Rochambeau embarked on an inspection tour of the British defenses around New York while they awaited word from de Grasse. [79] De Grasse had a somewhat successful campaign in the West Indies.
The battlefield was the site of the British defeat. Both the house and the historic siege earthworks were restored in 1976. [4] The Moore House is where surrender negotiations took place in 1781, located in the eastern part of the park. Nearby are the state-operated American Revolution Museum at Yorktown and the Yorktown Riverwalk Landing area.
Camp Smith. New York National Guard Training Camp Established 1882. Contains 1900 Acres. Named For Alfred E. Smith, Governor of New York 4: Crompound Road US 202, E. of Peekskill, Clinton Ave. & Crompound Rd. Cortlandt: Main Road from Yorktown to Peekskill In Colonial Days And During The Revolution: 5: Jan Peeck Bridge
Manhattan, New York City, New York September 13 to 14, 1776 Mott's Tavern 143rd Street & 8th Avenue Manhattan, New York City, New York (now Hamilton Heights, Manhattan) September 14 to 15, 1776 [10] [11] Roger Morris House, also known as Morris-Jumel Mansion: Jumel Terrace & West 160th Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York
[49] After effecting repairs in New York, Admiral Graves sailed from New York on 19 October with 25 ships of the line and transports carrying 7,000 troops to relieve Cornwallis. [50] It was two days after Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown. [51]