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Cornwallis was ordered to take control of a major harbor in the south where it would allow access to British ships even in the winter.
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Why was Cornwallis forced to surrender in Yorktown?
George washing and his troops trapped Cornwallis's troop on a peninsula in Charleston. They had no way to escape.
Where did the American and French forces trap General Cornwallis and his British army?
Cornwallis and his forces were on a peninsula at Yorktown.
Where did General Cornwallis surrender?
General Cornwallis surrendered in Yorktown, Virginia, heralding the end of the Revolutionary War.General Cornwallis surrendered in Yorktown.
In which state did Cornwallis march in May of 1781?
Virginia
What did Cornwallis join forces with?
Virginia
What happened when Cornwallis moved the British troops on the Yorktown peninsula?
he expected the british to make them leave the peninsula
In what state is the Yorktown at which Cornwallis surrendered?
Virginia
Where did washington's troops trap cornwallis army?
In Yorktown, Virginia
Why was lord Cornwallis important in history?
Lord Cornwallis is best known for surrendering his army at Yorktown, Virginia
Who commanded the British army in Yorktown Virginia?
Cornwallis
When did Cornwallis retreat north to Virginia?
April 1781
Why did Cornwallis allow his army to be trapped on the peninsula?
Washington and his French allies used deception that caused Cornwallis to believe they were going to attach New York and they would be safe in Virginia. His superior, General Clinton, ordered Cornwallis to defend a deepwater port, and Yorktown was selected. The French fleet, in much greater numbers than expected, drove off the British navy that was there to protect the army and provide them transportation and supplies. Blockaded on the peninsula, with no means of getting off, they were trapped and capitulated.
