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See catalogue entries for PRO 30/11/6/23, PRO 30/11/6/24r and PRO 30/11/6/24v.
Catalogue reference: PRO 30/11/6/23-24
See catalogue entries for PRO 30/11/6/23, PRO 30/11/6/24r and PRO 30/11/6/24v.
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Yorktown, Virginia. Cochran arrived; only a direct move to York River and a successful...
Catalogue reference: PRO 30/11/74/101-102
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This record is about the Yorktown, Virginia. Cochran arrived; only a direct move to York River and a successful... dating from 1781 Oct 11 in the series Charles Cornwallis: Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- PRO 30/11/74/101-102
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1781 Oct 11
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Description (What the record is about)
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Yorktown, Virginia. Cochran arrived; only a direct move to York River and a successful naval action can save Cornwallis; describes enemy works and cannonade since the 9th; has lost 70 men and suffered considerable damage to the works, cannot make a long resistance; two postscripts, one of 12 Oct., report further losses of men and advances by the enemy.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Not Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C6672211/
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PRO 30/11
Charles Cornwallis: Papers
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