Yorktown in York County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Bourbonnois Brigade Encampment
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1781.
Location. 37° 13.5′ N, 76° 32.167′ W. Marker is in Yorktown, Virginia, in York County. Marker is on Historical Tour Road, 0.8 miles west of Crawford Road (County Route 637), on the right when traveling west. Located in the French Encampment Area of the Yorktown Battlefield. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Yorktown VA 23690, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Regiment Royal Deux-Ponts (Zweibrücken) (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Soissonois Regiment (approx. 0.2 miles away); Saintonge Regiment (approx. 0.2 miles away); St. Simon’s Headquarters (approx. 0.4 miles away); Agenois Encampment (approx. 0.6 miles away); A Changed Scene (approx. 0.8 miles away); Baron De Viomenil (approx. one mile away); D’Aboville’s Headquarters (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Yorktown.
Also see . . . Yorktown Battlefield. Colonial National Historical Park, National Park Service (Submitted on November 25, 2015.)
Credits. This page was last revised on November 14, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 25, 2015, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 374 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 25, 2015, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.