Address Read by John Cropper, A. M., LL. B., President of the Society of the Cincinnati in the State of Virginia at Yorktown

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Excerpt from Address Read by John Cropper, A. M., LL. B., President of the Society of the Cincinnati in the State of Virginia at Yorktown: Before the General Society of the Cincinnati on 11 May, 1905 Upon Siege of YorktownIt is unnecessary to recall all that happened between lgth Ap1i1, 1775, and roth October, 1781, suffice it to say that the British forces and the British government having failed to: crush the head of the dragon of rebellion, attempted to cut it in two by striking at the middle, and with this object in View began those operations in the South that culminated with the siege and capture of Charleston, from which point the Royal troops were to proceed Northward, occupying the country, and finally to possess and devastate the middle colony of Vir ginia, and thus destroy the base from which much food and many men were supplied to the Rebel armies. It is not need ful for us to enumerate now the many gallant actions and stub born resistance which blocked the course of the invaders through the Carolinas before they arrived within the borders of this Commonwealth, but we will begin with the operations of Lord Cornwallis therein.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.