New Windsor Cantonment State Historic Site

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A diorama located in the artillery exhibit depicts the Continental Artillery on the march toward Yorktown and the resulting siege of Cornwallis's Army. The training during the winter of 1780-81 in New Windsor honed the skills of the Continental Artillery and developed the firing tables that proved to be so critical during the siege of Yorktown.

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A diorama located in the artillery exhibit depicts the Continental Artillery on the march toward Yorktown and the resulting siege of Cornwallis's Army. The training during the winter of 1780-81 in New Windsor honed the skills of the Continental Artillery and developed the firing tables that proved to be so critical during the siege of Yorktown.