09/03/2026
We’re excited to share that LSAS’s History Chair, Mr. Percoco, was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Virginia Washington Rochambeau Revolutionary Route Association (W3R)!
Its mission is to educate Americans about the crucial year of 1781, when the combined American and French armies defeated the British at Yorktown, Virginia, on October 19, 1781 - an event that effectively ended the American Revolution in North America.
But Mr. Percoco isn’t stopping at the classroom - he’s going deep into the history himself. He has been conducting deep-dive research on the almost 700-mile W3R National Trail from Newport, Rhode Island, to Yorktown, Virginia, a walk he plans to replicate in period clothing in 2027!
And even more exciting, he hopes to engage the LSAS community for part of this undertaking. We can’t wait to see where this journey takes him - and perhaps some of our students along the way!
Fun History Fact from Mr. Percoco:
The last official battle of the American Revolution was not at Yorktown as American history tends to recount.
Yes, Yorktown ended the war in North America in 1781, but by then the Revolution had become a global conflict. The last official battle took place in June 1783 in Cuddalore, India - a combined naval and land engagement between French and Mysore Indian forces and the English.
The battle was fought after the Treaty of Paris had been signed. Unlike today, communications then were slow!
