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Now or Never: Yorktown Campaign of 1781

George Washington's Continental Army has fought for five long years to drive the British from American soil. Now, with the aid of French land and naval forces, that time may be near. Washington and his allies have surrounded the British at Yorktown, Virginia. Watch as the dream of American independence hangs in the balance.

Now or Never: Yorktown Campaign of 1781

25m 4s

George Washington's Continental Army has fought for five long years to drive the British from American soil. Now, with the aid of French land and naval forces, that time may be near. Washington and his allies have surrounded the British at Yorktown, Virginia. Watch as the dream of American independence hangs in the balance.

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    Now or Never: Yorktown Campaign of 1781

    25m 4s

    George Washington's Continental Army has fought for five long years to drive the British from American soil. Now, with the aid of French land and naval forces, that time may be near. Washington and his allies have surrounded the British at Yorktown, Virginia. Watch as the dream of American independence hangs in the balance.

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