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Lord Cornwallis was a very important british commander. He led a fight into the patriots in South Carolina. He was going to destroy all the patriots but was tricked and ambushed. The Patriots ran him out of South Carolina and in to Yorktown where he surrendered and he was the main reason Britain lost the revolutionary war
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What was the name of General Charles Cornwallis' brother?
Lord Admiral William Cornwallis
Was lord Charles Cornwallis patriot or a loyalist?
No, General Cornwallis was a loyalist fought the patriots George Washington and then surrender
What admiral helped trap Cornwallis at yorktown?
The admiral that helped trap General Lord Cornwallis at the Siege of Yorktown was Comte (or admiral) de Grasse.
What was the name of the general who surrendered to George Washington in the American revolution?
the British commander who surrendered to George Washington?
Describe the strategy of Nathaniel Greene against Lord Cornwallis?
Greene's strategy was to exhaust Cornwallis by geting him to chase him all over the countryside fighting small, inconclusive battles.
