At the Battle of Yorktown: An Interactive Battlefield Adventure
By Eric Braun
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Eric Braun
Eric Braun has written dozens of books for readers of all ages and edited hundreds more. He is a McKnight fellow and a nice fellow, and he likes to ride his bike really far and really fast. He lives in Minneapolis with his wife and two sons, some of whose antics have found their way into his books (unbeknownst to them).
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At the Battle of Yorktown - Eric Braun
orientation.
ABOUT YOUR ADVENTURE
You are living in the year 1781. The American war for independence from British rule rages all around you. People around the world wait to see which side will emerge victorious.
In this book you’ll explore how the choices people made meant the difference between life and death. The events you’ll experience happened to real people.
Chapter One sets the scene. Then you choose which path to read. Follow the links at the bottom of each page as you read the stories. The decisions you make will change your outcome. After you finish one path, go back and read the others for new perspectives and more adventures. Use your device's back buttons or page navigation to jump back to your last choice.
YOU CHOOSE the path you take through history.
CHAPTER 1
Weary of War
You sit in front of your tent in a large, bustling camp in New York. Activity is all around you. Massive pots boil over open fires and men — sweating in the summer heat — rush between the tents. You hear excited talk, hollers, and even the occasional laugh. Horses whinny while hundreds of soldiers sleep, eat, and, like you, await their orders. General George Washington is in camp too, though you have yet to see the great leader.
America’s war for independence from Great Britain has been going on for six years and everyone is exhausted. You have seen friends killed in battle as well as frozen and starved to death in the brutal winters. You find yourself wondering if independence is really worth it.
But today there is a new feeling in the humid air — a feeling of excitement. Washington has planned a sneak attack on British forces stationed in Yorktown, Virginia. The French navy has attacked and weakened the British navy on the Chesapeake Bay, where Yorktown is located. Striking now and taking back the town could bring an end to the war.
Your commander approaches. It is time to move out. Your stomach boils with the usual anxiety about battle — and a thrill that victory may be at hand.
To be a French officer fighting with the patriots, press here.
To be an African-American slave who has been promised freedom in exchange for fighting, press here.
To be a woman working in the Continental Army, press here.
CHAPTER 2
French Fighter
You have been a soldier in the French army for many years. You’ve fought bravely and sometimes been injured in European wars. After all these years, you have risen to the rank of captain. As you reach the end of your long career, you are well respected and loved by your men. They and your superiors consider you to be an intelligent, honorable soldier.
Because you have served France well, you were given the option to stay home from this war. You could have taken an easier assignment. But you could not resist coming to America to help defend the colonists from Britain.
After all, the British are France’s enemy. And you feel that the patriot cause is exciting and just. But you have been away from home for nearly three years. You keep thinking of your twin sons, Bastien and Paul. They are now 8 years old, though they were 5 years old the last time you saw them. You have seen many French soldiers, including men under your command, die for America. You want to win this war, but for the sake of your family, you do not want to end up joining the long list of the war dead.
For the past few days, General Rochambeau and General Washington have been talking about attacking New York City. But with the news that the French navy has defeated British ships near