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Who was in command of the British forces of the south?
The General in command of the of the British forces in the South was General Cornwallis
Where did the American and French forces trap General Cornwallis and his British army?
Cornwallis and his forces were on a peninsula at Yorktown.
Who occupied the western part of the Yorktown peninsula when the siege began?
the British general Charles Cornwallis
When did general Cornwallis takes over command of british forces in the south?
Lord Cornwallis took over command of British forces in the Southern colonies in 1780. It was his forces that surrendered to George Washington essentially ending the War of Independence.
British general at Yorktown?
Cornwallis
He was the British general that was defeated at Yorktown to signify the end and loss of the Revolutionary War?
British Lord and Lieutenant General Charles Cornwallis lead the British troops against the combined forces of the American Continental Army troops and the French Army troops in the Siege of Yorktown. Cornwallis asked for capitulation terms on October 17, 1781, negotiations began on October 18th, and the articles of capitulation were signed on October 19. Cornwallis claimed illness and did not attend the ceremony of surrender so Brigadier General Charles O'Hara presented the sword of surrender to Benjamin Lincoln, George Washington's second in command.
British general at York town?
General Cornwallis
Who was the british general at Yorktown?
General Charles Cornwallis.
Who was the British general in the siege of Yorktown?
General Cornwallis was trapped in Yorktown, Virginia.
What is the title and name for the British General who surrendered at Yorktown?
General Charles Cornwallis
British general that surrendered?
General Cornwallis at the Battle of Yorktown.
Who was the commander of the british forces?
The answer is General Cornwallis .
