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British commander who lost at Yorktown?
Charles Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown, however, instead of doing it in person, he sent Charles O'Hara to do it for him.Ema GibbinsThanks so much you'r a life saverWho was the British general surrendered at York Town?
Where did the British surrender that ended the American Revolution?
at Yorktown, General Cornwallis was unable to retreat because Washington's Army surrounded him on land, and the French fleet of ships surrounded him on sea, so General Cornwallis surrendered and the colonies won the Revolutionary War.
How many men did General Cornwallis surrender at Yorktown?
About 7500. Cornwallis started the battle with approximately 8000 British troops, and lost 500 in the month of sieging following. These are all estimates, so the actual may be off by a large margin.
What were Charles Cornwallis's hobbies?
he was a general
Why did general Charles Cornwallis retreat from the carolinas and march north into Virginia?
Cornwallis had decided he could not win the Carolinas after losing two key battles.
In which town did Cornwallis surrender?
General Cornwallis surrendered in Yorktown. Yorktown
Where General Charles Cornwallis surrender?
Yorktown
During the final phase of the American Revolution General Cornwallis was surrounded and forced to surrender his entire force at?
General Cornwallis' army surrendered at Yorktown, Virginia in 1781, but Cornwallis himself was not there to surrender to General George Washington.
Who is general Cornwalliss?
General Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis, was a British general who was surrounded by French troops and had to surrender which ended the American Revolution.
Did general Corn wallas surrender to George Washington in Yorktown?
General Cornwallis did not surrender personally to George Washington. Instead he sent a deputy to do the job.
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.
Why do you think General Cornwallis decides to surrender at the battle of Yorktown?
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British general whose surrender at Yorktown in oct 1781?
General Charles Cornwallis
Where General Cornwallis surrender in the American Revolutionary War?
Yorktown,VA
Who was the commander of the British Army who had to surrender to Washington at Yorktown?
General cornwallis
When did Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown?
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.
British commander who lost at Yorktown?
Charles Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown, however, instead of doing it in person, he sent Charles O'Hara to do it for him.Ema GibbinsThanks so much you'r a life saverWho was the British general surrendered at York Town?
