{| |- | General Cornwalis was in charge at Yorktown. The British found themselves trapped between the Colonial Army under the command of George Washington and the French Navy. They had little choice but to surrender. |}
Cornwallis
Charles Cornwallis.
Charles Lord Cornwallis
Charles Cornwallis.
Charles Cornwallis.
The Siege of Yorktown, Battle of Yorktown, or Surrender of Yorktown in 1781 was a decisive victory by a combined assault of American forces led by General General George Washington and French forces led by the Comte de Rochambeau over a British Army commanded by Lieutenant General Lord Cornwallis.
British army
Cornwallis
General Charles Cornwallis.
The British controlled the small encampment on the shore opposite of Yorktown. Cornwallis commanded the British troops that were at that encampment.
General Cornwallis was trapped in Yorktown, Virginia.
General Cornwallis at the Battle of Yorktown.