Battle Of Yorktown Redoubt 10
9 and four hundred american soldiers under the command of the marquis de lafayette and alexander hamilton stormed redoubt no.
Battle of yorktown redoubt 10. The most important maneuver during the siege was the joint french and americans attack on the critical british defenses at redoubts no. General george washington led the fledgling united states to victory over the british at the battle of yorktown in october of 1781. The siege of yorktown also known as the battle of yorktown the surrender at yorktown german battle or the siege of little york ending on october 19 1781 at yorktown virginia was a decisive victory by a combined force of 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 decisive action by the american and french forces assured them the victory at the battle of yorktown.
Both redoubts were taken in less than a half hour and were incorporated into the second allied siege line. He led a forlorn hope against a british redoubt on 14 october 1781. The army heritage trail commemorates the american and french triumph with the redoubt 10 exhibit. In eugene louis lami s 1840 painting at the virginia state capitol troops led by the marquis de lafayette and alexander hamilton storm british redoubt no.
The continental army along with the french navy had the british army under gen. Alexander hamilton was in charge of a battalion of light infantry during the siege of yorktown which lasted from september 28 october 19 1781. Event in hamilton s life. There was no hope left for the british who on the night of october 16 tried to evacuate.
The american battlefield trust s map of the siege of yorktown assaults on redoubts 9 and 10 in the weeks before the americans and french laid siege to yorktown and commenced the last major battle of the american revolution the occupying british had been hard at work constructing a series of outposts surrounding the city called redoubts. Charles cornwallis bottled up in yorktown virginia. 10 during the battle of yorktown in october 1781. The siege lasted from september 28 to october 19 1781 with the french attacking the british fort at redoubt 9 and hamilton attacking redoubt 10 simultaneously.
They captured both redoubts within thirty minutes using only their sabers and bayonets. Redoubt 10 was part of british general charles cornwallis defenses ringing yorktown during the battle.