Yorktown, Virginia

Yorktown, United States

Yorktown, Virginia carries 62 Bunkabop connections with 5468 other places across 13 topics, anchored in military history and landmarks. It served as the base of British General Charles Cornwallis during the 1781 siege, the last major battle of the American Revolutionary War. Union forces captured the town again during the 1862 Peninsula Campaign. Colonial National Historical Park preserves the battlefield nearby. The Colonial Parkway makes Yorktown the eastern terminus of a historic route linking it to Williamsburg. France and Newport News, Virginia share many of these connections through the region's military heritage.