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How were Cornwallis and troops trapped at Yorktown?

they got lost


Who was the British general in the siege of Yorktown?

General Cornwallis was trapped in Yorktown, Virginia.


What colony does Charles Cornwallis hail from?

England


Was Nathanael Greene involved in the Battle of Yorktown?

Yes, he was the one that Cornwallis chased until he (Cornwallis) fled to Yorktown where he was trapped.


Was it true that general Cornwallis fought to the death when he was trapped at Yorktown by the patriots?

Yes


In late summer of 1781 Washington's troops trapped Cornwallis Army at?

Yorktown


Who trapped Cornwallis by sea at Yorktown?

george washington, de Grasse, and the French


In 1781 what British general was trapped and ultimately surrendered at Yorktown Virginia?

In 1781 General Cornwallis was trapped and ultimately surrendered at Yorktown Virginia.


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.


This patriot victory in which British troops under command of general Cornwallis were trapped on a peninsula?

Yorktown


In late summer of 1781 Washington and troops trapped Cornwallis and army at .?

In late summer of 1781, George Washington and his troops trapped British General Cornwallis and his army at Yorktown, Virginia. This strategic maneuver was supported by French forces, both on land and at sea, which helped to besiege Cornwallis. The successful encirclement ultimately led to Cornwallis's surrender on October 19, 1781, marking a decisive victory for the American and French forces in the Revolutionary War.


How did general Cornwallis lose Yorktown?

Cornwallis lost at Yorktown because he got trapped on the peninsula and french and Americans surrounding all around him and he didn't want to lose any men so he surrendered.