George Washington at War
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George Washington's role in the battle of the Chesapeake
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October 12, 2018
Bestselling author Nathaniel Philbrick talks to Mount Vernon about his exciting new book, In The Hurricane's Eye: The Genius of George Washington and the victory at Yorktown. In this video, he discusses the role George Washington played in making the battle of the Chesapeake happen between the British and French navy happen, which allowed him to defeat the British in the battle of Yorktown.
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