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Charles Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown, however, instead of doing it in person, he sent Charles O'Hara to do it for him.
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Who was the British general surrendered at York Town?
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∙ 9y agoThe British general at the Battle of Yorktown was General Lord Cornwallis. With the French defeat of the British navy in Chesapeake Bay, and a five day bombardment of Cornwallis defenses, he had no choice but surrender.
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∙ 11y agoIt was General Charles O'Hara. He filled in for General Cornwallis who claimed to be ill
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∙ 16y agoCharles Cornwallis
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∙ 12y agoCharles Cornwalis
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∙ 15y agoGeneral Cornwallis
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∙ 12y agoGeneral O'Hara first tried to surrender.
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∙ 12y agoLord Charles Cornwallis.
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∙ 12y agoCornwallis
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Who Defeated at Yorktown?
The British fleet that were led by one Lord Cornwallis were defeated at Yorktown. A combined military force from the United States where able to capture the Yorktown.
Where did the last major battle of the revolutionary war take place?
The last battle, major one too, was at Yorktown, 1781 A combination of American & French troops surrounded the forces of British general Cornwallis at Yorktown, Virginia, and forced the British surrender. Yorktown was a peninsula and the French fleet prevented Cornwallis to escape, as the British fleet from New York was too late for a rescue operation.
The British defeat at Yorktown resulted largely from the?
French fleet
The british were defeated when Charles Cornwallis surrendered at the?
battle of yorktown
What are the 6 colonies?
Jamestown, Yorktown, roanoke ''lost colony,'' georgia, virginia, and
Who was the British commander at Yorktown?
General Lord Cornwallis was the commander of the British Army at the Battle of Yorktown.
Commander who surrendered the British troops at Yorktown?
Charles Cornwallis
Who was british commander at the battle of Yorktown?
General Lord Cornwallis
Who was the capton of the British in the American Revolution?
General Cornwallis was the British commander that surrendered at Yorktown.
Who was the commander of the British Army who had to surrender to Washington at Yorktown?
General cornwallis
Who lost the Yorktown battle?
The British Empire.
who were important people in the battle of yorktown?
Rochambeau was the commander of the French who were on the Americans side, Cornwallis commander of the British and Washington commander of the Americans
What is the name of the British commander who surrendered his forces at Yorktown Virginia in 1781?
kma
Who was the commander that blocked the British navy's escape from the Chesapeake River in Yorktown?
Hamilton
Was lord Cornwallis a patriot or a loyalist?
He was a British Army's General and the Commander of the British forces at the battle of Yorktown.
Who lost at Yorktown during American Revolutionary War?
British
Which American and French commander's move their troops to Yorktown to attack the British army there?
Peter Mohawk Angelino Garcia french commander
