Victory at Yorktown (VA)

Victory at Yorktown – A National Society SAR event in VA.

October 19^th, 2023, Thursday (9:15 am) – Wreath Laying at the tomb of Thomas Nelson Jr., Yorktown, VA
​Event Level: National
Host/POC: Thomas Nelson Jr Chapter VASSAR / Gary Hodges.
​Location:  Grace Episcopal Church, Yorktown, VA.
Firing Event: No
National Color Guard Commander: Collins.
State Color Guard Commander: Melhuish.
Honor Guard Commander: Corey.
Details:  on-line registration for this event is now open.  https://www.virginiasar.org/index.php?option=com_mcform&view=ngforms&id=2177442Layout and Color / Honor Guard movements may be reviewed by clicking this link: Thomas Nelson Playbook

October 19^th, 2023, Thursday (10:30 am) – Battle of Yorktown Victory Parade, Yorktown, VA
​Event Level: National
Host/POC: Thomas Nelson Jr Chapter VASSAR / Gary Hodges.
Location:  Yorktown, VA.
Firing Event: No
National Color Guard Commander:  Collins.
State Color Guard Commander: Melhuish.
Honor Guard Commander: Corey.
Details:  The Siege of Yorktown, also known as the Battle of Yorktown, the surrender at Yorktown, or the German Battle, ending on October 19, 1781, at Yorktown, Virginia, was a decisive victory by a combined force of the American Continental Army troops led by General George Washington and French Army troops led by the Comte de Rochambeau over a British army commanded by British peer and Lieutenant General Charles Cornwallis. The culmination of the Yorktown campaign, the siege proved to be the last major land battle of the American Revolutionary War in the North American region, as the surrender by Cornwallis, and the capture of both him and his army, prompted the British government to negotiate an end to the conflict.
Parade formation may be viewed here (click on link): Yorktown SAR Formation
Yorktown Day invitation and RSVP form:  Click here: Invitation and RSVP

Yorktown Day Celebration
Thursday, October 19, 2023

8:30 a.m. – Commemorative Ceremony at the French Cemetery, Yorktown Battlefield, sponsored by The American Friends of Lafayette and The Friends of Rochambeau.

9:10 a.m. – Wreath-Laying Ceremony at the grave of Governor Thomas Nelson, Jr., at Grace Episcopal Church, Yorktown, sponsored by the Virginia Society, Sons of the American Revolution.

9:10 a.m. – Commemorative Ceremony at the French Memorial honoring

10:30 a.m. – Yorktown Day Parade, Main Street, sponsored by the National Park Service

11:15 a.m. – Patriotic Exercises and Memorial Wreath-Laying Ceremony at the Monument to Alliance and Victory, Yorktown.

Additional Activities
Visit the Town of York, the National Park Service Yorktown Battlefield Visitor Center and Battlefield Tours, the Nelson House, the Custom House, the Watermen’s Museum, the Gallery at York Hall, the York County Historical Museum, and the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown. On the Battlefield Tour Roads, visit the siege lines, the redoubts, and Surrender Field.
Event sponsored by Colonial National Historical Park and the Yorktown Day Association. the French and American Alliance, sponsored by the French Wars Veterans Association in Washington, DC.