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British General Charles Cornwallis surrendered on October 19, 1781. This took place at the end of the Battle of Yorktown in Virginia.

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During the final phase of the American Revolution General Cornwallis was surrounded and forced to surrender his entire force at?

General Cornwallis' army surrendered at Yorktown, Virginia in 1781, but Cornwallis himself was not there to surrender to General George Washington.


Did general Corn wallas surrender to George Washington in Yorktown?

General Cornwallis did not surrender personally to George Washington. Instead he sent a deputy to do the job.


Who is general Cornwalliss?

General Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis, was a British general who was surrounded by French troops and had to surrender which ended the American Revolution.


Was lord Charles Cornwallis patriot or a loyalist?

No, General Cornwallis was a loyalist fought the patriots George Washington and then surrender


Who is the general that Surrender at Yorktown?

The British general O'Hara, on behalf of General Cornwallis who claimed to be sick, surrendered Cornwallis's sword at Yorktown. The terms of surrender had been agreed upon earlier that morning. General Rochambeau was the intended receiver, but refused the sword, gesturing instead that O'Hara should give it to General Washington. General Washington then called forth his second in command, General Benjamin Lincoln to accept the sword. Benjamin Lincoln was the commanding general at the Battle of Charleston, where he had been forced to surrender to Cornwallis with humiliating terms of surrender. General Benjamin Lincoln did accept the sword from General Charles O'Hara, officially declaring surrender for the British.