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During the American Revolution, the most important surrender by British troops took place in Yorktown, Virginia, in 1781. There, with the help of French troops and naval forces, it was General George Washington who received the surrender of a British force, led by Lord Cornwallis, that had been surrounded, blockaded, and then finally defeated.
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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.
Was George Washington at Mount Vernon when the British warship arrived?
No, George Washington was not at Mount Vernon when the British warship arrived
What is fort nessesity?
Fort Necessity was built by George Washington. He saw the French and their fort, Fort Duquesne. George Washington was forced to surrender.
What race was George Washington?
There was no U.S.A. when George Washington was born, so he may have been a British citizen at birth.well the answer above is patially right he wasntconsidered a british citizen because he was born in the colonies he came, from Scottish decent, but he was considered a colonist
What date did the surrender at Yorktown end?
The British surrendered on October 19, 1781 on the Yorktown peninsula. Cornwallis, the British commander, was too embarrassed to attend the traditional surrender ceremony himself, so he sent his second in command, Charles O'Hara. O'Hara attempted to surrender his leader's sword to the French Commander Rochambeau. Rochambeau declined and directed O'Hara to General George Washington. Washington also did not accept the sword, and sent O'Hara to his own second in command, Benjamin Lincoln.
