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SUMMARY:Victory at Yorktown (VA)
DESCRIPTION:Victory at Yorktown – A National Society SAR event in VA. \nOctober 19th\, 2023\, Thursday (9:15 am) – Wreath Laying at the tomb of Thomas Nelson Jr.\, Yorktown\, VA\n​Event Level: National\nHost/POC: Thomas Nelson Jr Chapter VASSAR / Gary Hodges.\n​Location:  Grace Episcopal Church\, Yorktown\, VA.\nFiring Event: No\nNational Color Guard Commander: Collins.\nState Color Guard Commander: Melhuish.\nHonor Guard Commander: Corey.\nDetails:  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 \n  \nOctober 19th\, 2023\, Thursday (10:30 am) – Battle of Yorktown Victory Parade\, Yorktown\, VA\n​Event Level: National\nHost/POC: Thomas Nelson Jr Chapter VASSAR / Gary Hodges.\nLocation:  Yorktown\, VA.\nFiring Event: No\nNational Color Guard Commander:  Collins.\nState Color Guard Commander: Melhuish.\nHonor Guard Commander: Corey.\nDetails:  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.\nParade formation may be viewed here (click on link): Yorktown SAR Formation\nYorktown Day invitation and RSVP form:  Click here: Invitation and RSVP \nYorktown Day Celebration\nThursday\, October 19\, 2023 \n8:30 a.m. – Commemorative Ceremony at the French Cemetery\, Yorktown Battlefield\, sponsored by The American Friends of Lafayette and The Friends of Rochambeau. \n9:10 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. \n9:10 a.m. – Commemorative Ceremony at the French Memorial honoring \n10:30 a.m. – Yorktown Day Parade\, Main Street\, sponsored by the National Park Service \n11:15 a.m. – Patriotic Exercises and Memorial Wreath-Laying Ceremony at the Monument to Alliance and Victory\, Yorktown. \nAdditional Activities\nVisit 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.\nEvent 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.
URL:https://gasocietysar.org/event/victory-at-yorktown-va/
LOCATION:Grace Episcopal Church\, 111 Church St\, Yorktown\, VA\, 23690\, United States
CATEGORIES:GASSAR Color Guard,Historic Sites & Celebrations,National Events
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