. The library of historic characters and famous events of all nations and all ages;. nd I find myself at the head of a superbcorps. The Marquis of St. Simon joined him with threethousand French infantry from the fleet, and at Williamsburgthey effectually kept Cornwallis from escape by land, as theFrench fleet did by sea. The English plan was to attack and beat Lafayette and before Washington joined them. The English columnswere to move from Yorktown so as to attack Williamsbursfbefore daybreak. That time was deemed eligible, saysTarleton, because the ground near and in Williamsburg is
. The library of historic characters and famous events of all nations and all ages;. nd I find myself at the head of a superbcorps. The Marquis of St. Simon joined him with threethousand French infantry from the fleet, and at Williamsburgthey effectually kept Cornwallis from escape by land, as theFrench fleet did by sea. The English plan was to attack and beat Lafayette and before Washington joined them. The English columnswere to move from Yorktown so as to attack Williamsbursfbefore daybreak. That time was deemed eligible, saysTarleton, because the ground near and in Williamsburg iscut by several ravines, and because the British column inadvancing, in the long and straight road through the town,would not be so much exposed to the enemys cannon undercover of the night as during the day. Cornwallis gave upthe plan, however, and waited for the help from Clinton,which never came. On the 15th of September Washingtonand Rochambeau joined Lafayette; on the i8th of OctoberCornwallis capitulated, and for eighty years the Virginiancampaigns were over.—C. C.
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