Yorktown Explained: How Washington and de Grasse Trapped Cornwallis in 1781

Yorktown explained: how Washington and de Grasse trapped Cornwallis in 1781, and who deserves the credit: the army, the fleet, or the rescue that sailed too late. Chapters 0:00 Cold open: the field 0:57 A harbor on the York 1:37 Two targets 2:23 The bakery 4:07 The fleet 6:00 The trap closes 6:51 The siege 7:38 Two redoubts 9:15 The last night 10:28 The parley 13:22 The surrender 14:50 Too late 16:05 Who won Sources - National Park Service, Yorktown Battlefield, History of the Siege: https://www.nps.gov/york/learn/historyculture/history-of-the-siege.htm - National Park Service, Siege Timeline: https://www.nps.gov/york/learn/historyculture/siegetimeline.htm - National Park Service, The Moore House and the Articles of Capitulation: https://www.nps.gov/york/learn/historyculture/mooorehouseandarticle.htm - Architect of the Capitol, John Trumbull, Surrender of Lord Cornwallis: https://www.aoc.gov/explore-capitol-campus/art/surrender-lord-cornwallis - Founders Online, Washington's diaries and letters of August to October 1781, and Hamilton's report of October 15, 1781: https://founders.archives.gov/ - Disputed points (the credit for the victory, Clinton's sailing date and numbers, the surrender tune) are presented as disputes. Pictures are artistic reconstructions and are labeled on screen. Maps and documents are original schematic graphics, not to scale. #JustLivingHistory #Yorktown #AmericanRevolution