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Q: When Cornwallis surrendered who did he give the sword to?
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Where did General Cornwallis surrender?

General Cornwallis surrendered in Yorktown, Virginia, heralding the end of the Revolutionary War.General Cornwallis surrendered in Yorktown.


Where did Cornwallis surrenderd?

Cornwallis Surrendered at Yorktown


What event happened directly before Cornwallis surrendered?

The Battle of Yorktown came immediately before Cornwallis surrendered.


What was the name of the general who surrendered to George Washington in the American revolution?

the British commander who surrendered to George Washington?


Who did Charles Cornwallis surrender to?

Charles Cornwallis surrendered to George Washington.


In which town did Cornwallis surrender?

General Cornwallis surrendered in Yorktown. Yorktown


Who is the general that Surrender at Yorktown?

The British general O'Hara, on behalf of General Cornwallis who claimed to be sick, surrendered Cornwallis's sword at Yorktown. The terms of surrender had been agreed upon earlier that morning. General Rochambeau was the intended receiver, but refused the sword, gesturing instead that O'Hara should give it to General Washington. General Washington then called forth his second in command, General Benjamin Lincoln to accept the sword. Benjamin Lincoln was the commanding general at the Battle of Charleston, where he had been forced to surrender to Cornwallis with humiliating terms of surrender. General Benjamin Lincoln did accept the sword from General Charles O'Hara, officially declaring surrender for the British.


What person did Cornwallis surrender to at the war?

Cornwallis surrendered to Washington and Rochambeau at Yorktown


what did Cornwallis surrendered?

British General Charles Cornwallis surrendered on October 19, 1781. This took place at the end of the Battle of Yorktown in Virginia.


In what state is the Yorktown at which Cornwallis surrendered?

Virginia


Who was the britishgeneral who surrendered at Yorktown?

Lord Cornwallis :]


Who surrendered the battle at Yorktown?

General Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis and his British and Hessian force.