Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Yorktown Victory Center and Battleground


This is the cave Cornwallis hide for three nights after the British lost the battle at Yorktown.

This statue is the Goddess Nike of Samothrace which is the most famous "Winged Victory" to survive from the ancient world.  Nike has been used by both the ancient and modern worlds to symbolize significant military victories, such as the decisive American victory over the British at Yorktown in 1781.

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