[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
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[H. Res. 748 Engrossed in House (EH)]








H. Res. 748

                In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                                                    September 28, 2006.
Whereas at Yorktown, Virginia, on October 19, 1781, General George Washington 
        and the American and French armies received the surrender of Lieutenant 
        General Charles Cornwallis and nearly 7,100 British soldiers and 
        sailors, ending nine days of siege operations against the British army;
Whereas the victory at Yorktown concluded the last major battle of the American 
        Revolution, effectively ending the war and securing for the colonies 
        their independence by providing a military conclusion to the political 
        declaration issued five years earlier;
Whereas Virginia, as the largest and most populous of the original 13 colonies 
        and the home of General Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Patrick Henry, 
        Thomas Nelson, Jr., and other leaders of the American Revolution, is 
        blessed with a rich history of noteworthy contributions to the struggle 
        to secure liberty and democracy;
Whereas in 1983 the Virginia General Assembly designated the 19th day of October 
        of each year to be recognized and celebrated as Yorktown Day throughout 
        the Commonwealth of Virginia; and
Whereas the 2006 observance of Yorktown Day celebrates the 225th anniversary of 
        the American and French victory at Yorktown: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives recognizes the 225th anniversary 
of the American and French victory at Yorktown, Virginia, during the 
Revolutionary War and reminds the American people of the debt the United States 
owes to its armed forces and the important role Yorktown and the Commonwealth of 
Virginia played in securing their liberty.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.