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The surrender was to George Washington but Cornwallis did not attend claiming he was ill.
The American rebels were led by General Horatio Gates and the British by Lord Charles Cornwallis.
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.
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No. Lord Cornwallis was the British general who surrendered to Washington at Yorktown, Virginia, in 1781, five years after the Declaration of Independence.
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the British commander who surrendered to George Washington?
The surrender was to George Washington but Cornwallis did not attend claiming he was ill.
No, General Cornwallis was a loyalist fought the patriots George Washington and then surrender
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Washington's Generals - 2006 Lord Cornwallis was released on: USA: 2006
The "old fox" was a reference to Washington by Lord Cornwallis, the British commander, when he thought he had trapped Washington and his troops after the first battle of Trenton.
The American rebels were led by General Horatio Gates and the British by Lord Charles Cornwallis.
British General Lord Cornwallis surrendered his forces to George Washington in Yorktown in 1781. Yorktown is located in Virginia.
Washington's most notable victories were over Gen. John Burgoyne at Saratoga and against Charles, Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown. Both surrendered their armies to Washington.
Famous people in the Revolutionary War - George Washington - Benjamin Franklin -Lord Charles Cornwallis
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.