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History Lessons

As Revolution ended, flags were flying

A portrait by James Peale of Washington at Yorktown shows British and Hessian flags at his feet.

In October 1781, as the American Revolution neared its conclusion in Yorktown, Virginia, an observer noticed the role flags played on both the American and British sides. That observer, 235 years ago, was St. George Tucker, a noted lawyer who was a lieutenant general on General George Washington’s staff. He kept a journal of events… continue