British army
Cornwallis
Charles Lord Cornwallis
Charles Cornwallis.
Charles Cornwallis.
Charles Cornwallis.
British General Lord Cornwallis surrendered his forces to George Washington in Yorktown in 1781. Yorktown is located in Virginia.
yorktown virginia
The Continental Army led by George Washington and the French Army commanded by the Comte of Rochambeau.
{| |- | 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. |}
September 28 - October 19, 1781 in Yorktown, Virginia.
The Battle of Yorktown was all about the independence of the United States as a free and independent nation. The Battle of Yorktown began on the 28th of September, 1781. General George Washington, commanded a force of 17,000 French and Continental troops against British General Lord Charles Cornwallis and a contingent of 9,000 British troops.
France helped George Washington defeat the British at Yorktown.