Yorktown,VA
At the Battle of Yorktown.
yorktown,virginia
At the Battle of Yorktown.
At the Battle of Yorktown.
At the Battle of Yorktown.
General Cornwallis surrendered in Yorktown, Virginia, heralding the end of the Revolutionary War.General Cornwallis surrendered in Yorktown.
At the end of the movie, General Cornwallis is seen surrendering to American forces at the Battle of Yorktown. This battle was a turning point in the American Revolution, and Cornwallis' surrender was a significant victory for the Americans. In the movie, Cornwallis is seen surrendering with dignity and respect, and he is even given a final salute by the American troops. This scene is a powerful representation of the American victory in the Revolutionary War.
General Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis, was a British general who was surrounded by French troops and had to surrender which ended the American Revolution.
The British because General Charles Cornwallis was forced to surrender.
General Cornwallis' army surrendered at Yorktown, Virginia in 1781, but Cornwallis himself was not there to surrender to General George Washington.
General Cornwallis was the British general that surrendered to the Patriot general, George Washington. That was the last major battle of the Revolutionary War.
Lord Charles Cornwallis is the British general who was accused of "losing America" having fought against the Americans in many different battles during the Revolutionary War. In 1776, Cornwallis arrived in America two years after the Revolution started. Cornwallis came to America with the rank of major general, but by 1780 he was responsible for the entire British campaign in the South. At first Cornwallis was successful against the American forces, but that all began to change in January 1781 when he was defeated by Nathanael Greene's army in South Carolina. In August 1781 Cornwallis was in Yorktown waiting for more troops to arrive. However, by the time the new British troops arrived the French were ready to attack. The American and French troops cornered the British forces and Cornwallis' forces had to surrender. The British surrender at Yorktown led to the end of the Revolutionary War. After the war, Cornwallis became the Governor General of India and the Viceroy of Ireland. Cornwallis died in 1805.