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In the summer of 1781, after six years of war, the American Army was struggling. The British occupied New York City. A second British army lead by General Lord Cornwallis ravaged the South - capturing Charleston, Richmond, and apparently was heading for the Chesapeake Bay. Mutiny plagued the American army in New York and New Jersey.
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Who was the commander of the British Army who had to surrender to Washington at Yorktown?
General cornwallis
What british general was forced to surrender his troops after being defeated at the battle of freeman's farm?
george washington
Who was involved in the surrender at yorktown?
General Cornwallis was the British general that surrendered to the Patriot general, George Washington. That was the last major battle of the Revolutionary War.
When did surrender 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.
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.
How did Washington defeat the British?
He forced the british to surrender at Yorktown
What is the American revolution ended when George Washington forced the surrender of the British at?
British General Lord Cornwallis surrendered his forces to George Washington in Yorktown in 1781. Yorktown is located in Virginia.
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.
Who accepted the british surrender in Yorktown?
George Washington
Who was the British general that commanded at Yorktown?
{| |- | 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. |}
In what year did the revolutionary war end the surrender of British general Cornwallis at Yorktown?
When the British came out to surrender and lay down their arms, Lord Cornwallis sent word that he was "sick" and remained in Yorktown. His deputy commander attempted to proffer his sword to the French general, who pointed him toward General Washington. Washington declined to accept the sword of this subordinate, and pointed him to General Benjamin Lincoln, one of Washington's division commanders. Lincoln had been captured in May 1780, when he had to surrender Charleston SC, and had recently been exchanged. So this formal gesture of surrender was received by Lincoln.This formal ceremony of surrender was on October 19, 1781, two days after the British showed a flag of truce.
George Washington accepted the surrender of the British where?
Yorktown, 1781
