October 18, 1781. However, General Cornwallis did not attend the surrender ceremony. Saying that he did feel well, Cornwallis sent a subordinate, General O'Hara. O'Hara tried to surrender to the commander of the French forces, Comte de Rochambeau. De Rochambeau directed the British officer to General Washington, who in turn directed O'Hara to surrender to Washington's subordinate, General Lincoln.
General Cornwallis surrendered in Yorktown, Virginia, heralding the end of the Revolutionary War.General Cornwallis surrendered in Yorktown.
Cornwallis Surrendered at Yorktown
General Cornwallis surrendered in Yorktown. Yorktown
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Yorktown Corwallis surrendered to gerneral Washington in Yorktown.
Cornwallis surrendered all in all 7,247 soldiers and 840 seamen, in Yorktown and Gloucester on October 19,1781.
Cornwallis surrendered to Washington and Rochambeau at Yorktown
The Battle of Yorktown came immediately before Cornwallis surrendered.
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