根据麦克莱伦向华盛顿的报告，麦克莱伦声称在约克镇和威廉斯堡取得了巨大的胜利，然而，他错了。
In his reports to Washington, McClellan claimed great victories at Yorktown and Williamsburg. Yet he was worried.
战争中，华盛顿经历了数次失败，但他却在特顿和普林斯顿取得胜利（1776-1777），而约克镇大捷更对战争胜利起了重要作用。
During the war Washington suffered several defeats, but he held his forces together and won at Trenton and Princeton (1776-1777), and most important, at Yorktown (1781).
布朗决定进攻哈珀斯镇，这是一座距华盛顿只有一百公里左右的小镇，这个小镇在当时属于维吉尼亚州，现在则属于西维吉尼亚州。
Brown decided to strike at Harpers Ferry, a small town about one hundred kilometers from Washington. It was part of Virginia at that time, but is now located in the state of West Virginia.
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