General Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis, was a British general who was surrounded by French troops and had to surrender which ended the American Revolution.
Yorktown, in 1781, in Virginia
A fleet of French warships, commanded by Comte De Grasse, a French leader, defeated British warships and then blockaded the British army led by Cornwallis. The naval battle, known as the Battle of the Chesapeake, took place in September of 1781, with the final surrender of Cornwallis and his men taking place in October of the same year.
General Charles Cornwallis led the British troops defending Yorktown in October 1781. Yorktown was besieged by American land forces under George Washington, French land forces commanded by the Comte de Rochambeau and French warships under the Comte de Grasse. Yorktown's defensive fortifications were bombarded until they were weakened sufficiently for the attacking armies to overrun them. As his forces were heavily outnumbered and had no chance of being relieved, Cornwallis decided he had no option but to surrender his army. On 17th October 1781 Cornwallis sent a deputation to discuss surrender terms and the official surrender document was signed two days later.
It is most accurate to say that the American War for Independence ended not in a surrender by the British but, rather, with a British acknowledgement of defeat. After eight long years of hostilities, the British were war-weary and otherwise exhausted with the effort. Further, their military was also over-stretched due to its many other commitments around the globe -- and could not achieve its aim of subduing the American rebellion.
Cornwallis abandoned key redoubts and the Americans took them over. French reinforcements came in and a storm arrived. The Americans had the British surrounded.
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Lord Cornwallis had setup a supply depot in Yorktown, Virginia. When the Continentals heard about this they quickly inavded Yorktown, with the French Navy blocking them from the sea. Which led them to lose food, and eventually surrender.
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The most significant consequence of the battle of Yorktown was the end of the Revolutionary War. The American army and the French navy fenced in British General Cornwallis and his troops, and forced Cornwallis to surrender. His surrender at Yorktown meant the surrender of the entire war to the Americans, and created the country now known as the United States of America.
General Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis, was a British general who was surrounded by French troops and had to surrender which ended the American Revolution.
The French supported the Americans militarily with both naval and ground forces. It was the French naval blockade at Yorktown that hemmed the Brits in and forced the surrender of Gen. Cornwallis. It's important to note that there were almost as many Drench troops as Americans at this battle. As a result of Cornwallis' unconditional surrender,the following year, 1782, the British Parliament voted to end the war. Thus the French involvement in the American Revolutionary War led to some of the Americans greatest victories which led to Britain conceding American independence.
Cornwallis surrendered to the American Troops at Yorktown, Virginia on October 19, 1781. General Jean Rochambeau and his troops, who were French, came to Rhode Island to help the Americans. Some French also came from the West Indies. Together they trapped Cornwallis and his men, forcing him to surrender his troops of 7,000-8,000 men.
The French and the Americans
During the Siege of Yorktown, Cornwallis and his men ended up being completely surrounded by U.S. and French troops, both army and navy. Cornwallis had no choice but to surrender. Over 7,000 British troops were captured in the siege.
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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.