Battlefields of the American Revolution Stamps

Description

2025 Battle Of Yorktown: British Battlefield

Features an image of the British battlefield at Yorktown
Part of Battlefields of the American Revolution set
Honors the 250th Anniversary of the start of Revolutionary War
Part of multiyear celebration of America’s 250th birthday

Stamp Category: Commemorative
Set: Battlefields of the American Revolution
Value: 73¢, First-Class mail rate (Forever)
First Day of Issue: April 16, 2025
First Day City: Concord, Massachusetts
Printing Method: Offset/Flexographic
Format: Panes of 15

History the stamp represents: Located on Yorktown, Virginia’s high ground overlooking the British defenses, Redoubts 9 and 10 played a crucial role in one of the final major battles of the American Revolutionary War.
General Lord Cornwallis’s troops were entrenched in these positions, and capturing them was critical to the success of the American and French siege. On October 14, 1781, the combined forces of the Continental Army, led by General George Washington, and the French army, under General Rochambeau, launched a daring and coordinated attack to seize these fortifications.
Redoubt 9 was assaulted by French troops led by the Vicomte de Deux-Ponts, while Redoubt 10 was attacked by Americans commanded by Alexander Hamilton. In a brilliant display of strategy and bravery, both redoubts were captured in hours, crippling the British defense and signaling the collapse of Cornwallis’s position. The fall of these redoubts contributed directly to his surrender on October 19, 1781.

Today, the Yorktown Battlefield National Historical Park preserves these critical sites, where visitors can explore the redoubts, walk the battlefield, and reflect on the courage and tactical genius that led to American independence. Redoubt 9 is featured on a 2025 Revolutionary War Battlefields stamp commemorating the Battle of Yorktown.