Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Yorktown” in entry scammel-alexander of Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History:

...ong Island, and of Trenton and Princeton; was especially distinguished at Saratoga; and from 1778 to 1781 was adjutant-general of the army. He commanded a regiment of light infantry in the siege of Yorktown , where he was surprised, and surrendered, but was so badly wounded that he died in Williamsburg, Va., Oct. 6, 1781.
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Yorktown (Virginia, United States) 5,134 258 356 16 0 user votes
Yorktown (Arkansas, United States) 16 0 0 0 0 user votes
Yorktown (Pennsylvania, United States) 5 0 1 0 0 user votes
Yorktown (Illinois, United States) 0 0 0 0 0 user votes
Yorktown (Indiana, United States) 0 0 0 0 0 user votes
Yorktown (Iowa, United States) 0 0 0 0 0 user votes
Yorktown (Kentucky, United States) 0 0 0 0 0 user votes
Yorktown (Maryland, United States) 0 0 0 0 0 user votes
Yorktown (Missouri, United States) 0 0 0 0 0 user votes
Yorktown (New Jersey, United States) 0 0 0 0 0 user votes
Yorktown (New Mexico, United States) 0 0 0 0 0 user votes
Yorktown (New York, United States) 0 0 0 0 0 user votes
Yorktown (North Carolina, United States) 0 0 0 0 0 user votes
Yorktown (Ohio, United States) 0 0 0 0 0 user votes
Yorktown (South Dakota, United States) 0 0 0 0 0 user votes
Yorktown (Tennessee, United States) 0 0 0 0 0 user votes
Yorktown (Texas, United States) 0 0 0 0 0 user votes

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