Account of the Siege of Yorktown. Written in the first person.
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axes and we were instructed to chop a path through the abatis (the tops of trees cut with a slanting stroke to act as spikes) they were nearly impossible to get through. As American and French soldiers rushed through the British ran in terror, only minor hand to hand combat took place. Soon afterwords the British handed over their regimental flags and stacked their weapons in a pile. That was it the war was over!
axes and we were instructed to chop a path through the abatis (the tops of trees cut with a slanting stroke to act as spikes) they were nearly impossible to get through. As American and French soldiers rushed through the British ran in terror, only minor hand to hand combat took place. Soon afterwords the British handed over their regimental flags and stacked their weapons in a pile. That was it the war was over!