I have heard the rumors. I just don't know if they are true or not! I do know this though- There was another major Patriot victory on October 19, 1781. The British army was already weakend by the small fights the Patriots had been starting for weeks. Finally, the Patriots surrounded the British army with 16,000 men (including the French) and won the Battle of Yorktown. They also took 8,000 red-coats prisioners, the largest number in the war so far! I am overjoyed. Now for the rumors- it has been floating around town that the British actually SURRENDERED?!If it is ture, the Battle of Yorktown will be the last major battle of the Revolutionary War! That means that Robert could come home! This is a good day.
PHOTO: The Battle of Yorktown
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