Yorktown is a town in Virginia. It is the seat of York County and the site of the last major land battle of the American Revolutionary War.
History[]
Season 4[]
General Cornwallis visits Benedict Arnold’s quarters and informs Arnold that Clinton refused to send more men and instead wants them to establish a naval post in Yorktown. Arnold summons Abe and asks for his sales contacts before he heads to Yorktown. In a flashback, Arnold warns Cornwallis that their forces in Yorktown will be geographically vulnerable to French fleets. He draws a map to illustrate their weakness, but Cornwallis refuses to defy Clinton’s orders.[1]
In Yorktown, Hewlett informs Cornwallis and the other army commanders that Clinton needs men for another campaign in York City. Cornwallis confirms he will send reserves to aid Clinton. In a medical tent, a doctor treats Simcoe and says that his outlook is grave. He tells Simcoe to get his affairs in order.
Meanwhile, in the Allied camp outside Yorktown, Abe reunites with Mary and Thomas. Anna, Caleb and Ben join them. “So much for Samuel Culper,” says Ben, now that Abe’s identity has been revealed. Abe asks for a moment alone with Mary. Abe urges her to return to Setauket with Thomas but she refuses to leave his side. In Ben’s tent, Abe debriefs Ben on the British army’s supply inventory, which he gleaned from Arnold’s ledger. He informs Ben that the British are low on munitions powder. Washington convenes his generals and devises a plan to defeat the British in Yorktown by using the enemy’s own entrenchments and overtaking the redoubts.
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Appearances[]
Turn: Washington's Spies - "Belly of the Beast" (first mentioned)- Turn: Washington's Spies - "Reckoning" (first appearance)