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Who was in charge of forcing the largest British army to Yorktown?
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∙ 9y ago
Lord Cornwallis (Marquess Charles Cornwallis 1738-1805) had been the British commander of armies throughout the southern colonies from 1779 to 1781.
His surrender to Washington (through subordinates) at Yorktown came on October 19, 1781 and marked the effective end of British efforts to maintain control of the colonies. The Treaty of Paris offically ended the Revolutionary War in 1783.
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∙ 9y agoGeneral Charles Cornwallis forced the largest British army to Yorktown.
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