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What was the name of the general who surrendered to George Washington in the American revolution?
the British commander who surrendered to George Washington?
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.
What was Cornwallis's nickname for General Washington?
it was "Old Fox" because Generals Washington's army had trick General Cornwallis
Who surrendered to Washington at Yorktown?
Cornwallis did, assuming that's the battle your talking about. Nathaniel Greene sent Cornwallis on a chase, because he just kept retreating deeper and deeper into the colonies. Cornwallis was called back, and he ended up in Yorktown, thinking that this was a wise move because he had the coast to his back, and therefore he could only be attacked on one side. But instead he ended up being surrounded by the French Navy and the continental army. Not such a good idea after all.
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.
What was the name of the general who surrendered to George Washington in the American revolution?
the British commander who surrendered to George Washington?
Where did the British General Cornwallis surrendered to end fighting in the Revolution?
Yorktown
Where the British general Cornwallis surrendered to end fighting in the revolution?
Yorktown
Where did general Cornwallis surrender to general washington at?
Yorktown Corwallis surrendered to gerneral Washington in Yorktown.
How did Revolutionary War ended?
General Cornwallis surrendered to General Washington at Yorktown, Virginia.
Where did General Cornwallis surrender?
General Cornwallis surrendered in Yorktown, Virginia, heralding the end of the Revolutionary War.General Cornwallis surrendered in Yorktown.
Did General Cornwallis sign the Declaration of Independence?
No. Lord Cornwallis was the British general who surrendered to Washington at Yorktown, Virginia, in 1781, five years after the Declaration of Independence.
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.
In which town did Cornwallis surrender?
General Cornwallis surrendered in Yorktown. Yorktown
What happend in the battle of Yorktown 1778?
Cornwallis surrendered to General Washington. It was the last/major turning point in the war.
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.
What was the outcome of the yorkton battle?
At the end of this revolutionary war battle, the British surrendered and America became an independent nation. general Cornwallis surrendered to George Washington.
