It was the Comte de Rochambeau who commanded a force of over 8,000 French ground troops during the 1781 battle that occurred at Yorktown, Virginia. In support of General George Washington and some 11,000 American soldiers, Rochambeau and other French contributors provided valuable assistance in the victory that would prove to be the final major battle of the Revolutionary War.
Rochambeau commanded the frenchmen.
Cornwallis
George Washington commanded the Continental army at yorktown.
Charles Cornwallis.
Charles Cornwallis.
Charles Cornwallis.
British army
The Continental Army led by George Washington and the French Army commanded by the Comte of Rochambeau.
It was Comte de Rochambeau (Not Charles Cornwallis) BellaIsABeauty
The Siege of Yorktown, Battle of Yorktown, or Surrender of Yorktown, the latter taking place on October 19, 1781, was a decisive victory by a combined force of American Continental Army troops led by General George Washington and French Army troops led by the Comte de Rochambeau over a British Army commanded by Lieutenant General Lord Cornwallis.
George Washington was the General that commanded an army of Frenchmen at Yorktown, Virginia. There were 3,100 militia and 8,000 continentals in addition to the 7,800 Frenchmen under his command.
{| |- | General Cornwalis was in charge at Yorktown. The British found themselves trapped between the Colonial Army under the command of George Washington and the French Navy. They had little choice but to surrender. |}