He ordered Marquis de Lafayette and an American army of 5,000 troops to block Cornwallisâ escape from Yorktown by land while the French naval fleet blocked the British escape by sea. By September 28, Washington had completely encircled Cornwallis and Yorktown with the combined forces of Continental and French troops.
The group's White House tour had to be canceled due to sequester cuts. 1  Sixth-grade students from Lanier Middle School arrive Friday at George Bush Intercontinental Airport for a flight to Washington, D.C. The group's White House tour had to be canceled due to sequester cuts. Sixth-grade students from Lanier Middle School arrive Friday at George Bush Intercontinental Airport for a flight to Washington, D.C.  Photo: J. Patric Schneider, Freelance.
A: Yes. Before his two-week trip to Marthaâs Vineyard in August, Obamaâs count was 125 full or partial days and Bushâs total at the same point in his presidency was 407. FULL ANSWER. Our inbox is chock full of questions about who took more vacation days, Obama or Bush. (The short answer: Bush.