When, as sometimes happens, a prince, a duke, an archbishop, an author of celebrity, a Tom Hughes, a Lord Houghton, a Dean Stanley, or some descendant of our French allies at yorktown, comes on a visit to our country, one of the most satisfactory forms of entertainment that we can offer to him is a morning reception.
"Manners and Social Usages"
Mrs. John M. E. W. Sherwood
Lord Cornwallis concentrated his forces at yorktown which he fortified in the best possible manner.
"Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution"
L. Carroll Judson
He was raised to the rank of Major General and closed his brilliant military career at the siege of yorktown.
"Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution"
L. Carroll Judson