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When Cornwallis surrendered who did he give the sword to?
When General Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown on October 19, 1781, he surrendered his sword to General Benjamin Lincoln. Lincoln had previously been defeated by Cornwallis at the Siege of Charleston in 1780, and his acceptance of the sword symbolized the end of British military efforts in the American Revolutionary War.
When did the British surrender at Yorktown?
The British army, under the command of Lieutenant General Lord Cornwallis, surrendered at Yorktown, Virginia, on October 19, 1781.
What was the battle of Yorktown's significance?
Washington, commanding American and French forces, forced Cornwallis to surrender his entire British Army of the South there, effectively ending the Revolution, though years of negotiation followed.
Who was the British commander at Yorktown?
General Lord Cornwallis was the commander of the British Army at the Battle of Yorktown.
How did Valley Forge End?
Washington and his army along with French soldiers marched south from New York to meet Lafayette. The two armies met. They surrounded Cornwallis and his British soldiers. Cornwallis surrendered his army to Washington. On October 9, 1781 after 6 years the Revolutionary War was over. In 1783 the Americans and the British signed a peace treaty in Paris, France
What was the name of the general who surrendered to George Washington in the American revolution?
the British commander who surrendered to George Washington?
What was the outcome of the yorkton battle?
At the end of this revolutionary war battle, the British surrendered and America became an independent nation. general Cornwallis surrendered to George Washington.
British general Charles Cornwallis surrendered at?
Yorktown
What british leader surrendered at Yorktown?
General Cornwallis
Who commanded the British army in Yorktown Virginia?
Cornwallis
Who commanded the british army at?
General Charles Cornwallis
what did Cornwallis surrendered?
British General Charles Cornwallis surrendered on October 19, 1781. This took place at the end of the Battle of Yorktown in Virginia.
Who is the British commander who surrendered in 1781to end revolutionary war?
lord Cornwallis
Which British military leader surrendered at Yorktown?
Charles cornwallis
British general that surrendered?
General Cornwallis at the Battle of Yorktown.
The british were defeated when Charles Cornwallis surrendered at the?
battle of yorktown
Commander who surrendered the British troops at Yorktown?
Charles Cornwallis
