Yorktown in York County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Saintonge Regiment
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1781.
Location. 37° 13.533′ N, 76° 32.333′ W. Marker is in Yorktown, Virginia, in York County. Marker is on Historical Tour Road, one mile west of Crawford Road (County Route 637), on the right when traveling east. 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. Soissonois Regiment (here, next to this marker); Bourbonnois Brigade Encampment (approx. 0.2 miles away); Regiment Royal Deux-Ponts (Zweibrücken) (approx. 0.2 miles away); St. Simon’s Headquarters (approx. ¼ mile away); Agenois Encampment (approx. 0.4 miles away); A Changed Scene (approx. 0.9 miles away); Baron De Viomenil (approx. 1.1 miles away); D’Aboville’s Headquarters (approx. 1.2 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 March 17, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 25, 2015, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 356 times since then and 19 times this year. Last updated on March 17, 2024, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 25, 2015, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.