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The battle of Yorktown, Oct. 6-19, 1781 led the British Army commanded by Lord Cornwallis to surrender. That capitulation ended the fighting in America and was followed up on Sept. 3, 1783 by the treaty with which Great Britain acknowledged the independence of the United States.
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Who led the Continental Army to victory against the British?
It is George Washington
What Charles Cornwallis did?
Cornwallis lead British troops during the Revolution and was the one to surrender in October 19, 1781. Cornwallis won the victory at dorchester heights, and wanted washington to surrender, but washington did not. His army was tired after nathaniel green's army chased his army to yorktown, Virginia.
Who was the American commander at the battle of Yorktown?
General Lafayette pinned down the British Army at Yorktown, Virginia. George Washington arrived with a larger army. He led all the armies and accepted the Surrender of the British forces. (Lafayette could have attacked at any time and won a victory. He had a far more powerful army plus he had battleships ready to destroy the British Army from the rear. He knew it would be better for the future of the United States if General Washington handled the surrender so he waited for Washington to arrive with his army.)
Why were the Americans able to force the British to surrender at Yorktown?
The Americans were able to force the British to surrender at Yorktown due to a combination of strategic planning and effective collaboration with French forces. General George Washington's army, bolstered by French troops and naval support, successfully besieged British General Cornwallis's forces. The British were trapped on the peninsula with limited supplies and reinforcements, leading to their eventual surrender on October 19, 1781. This decisive victory marked a turning point in the American Revolutionary War, significantly weakening British resolve.
Which commander of British forces surrendered at Yorktown?
The surrender was to George Washington but Cornwallis did not attend claiming he was ill.
Who was the commander of the British Army who had to surrender to Washington at Yorktown?
General cornwallis
Who led the Continental Army to victory against the British and thus won American independence?
George Washington led the Continental Army to victory against the British.
Who led the continental army to victory and against the British and thus won American independence?
George Washington led the Continental Army to victory against the British.
Who led the Continental Army to victory against the British?
It is George Washington
What Charles Cornwallis did?
Cornwallis lead British troops during the Revolution and was the one to surrender in October 19, 1781. Cornwallis won the victory at dorchester heights, and wanted washington to surrender, but washington did not. His army was tired after nathaniel green's army chased his army to yorktown, Virginia.
Who was the American commander at the battle of Yorktown?
General Lafayette pinned down the British Army at Yorktown, Virginia. George Washington arrived with a larger army. He led all the armies and accepted the Surrender of the British forces. (Lafayette could have attacked at any time and won a victory. He had a far more powerful army plus he had battleships ready to destroy the British Army from the rear. He knew it would be better for the future of the United States if General Washington handled the surrender so he waited for Washington to arrive with his army.)
Why were the Americans able to force the British to surrender at Yorktown?
The Americans were able to force the British to surrender at Yorktown due to a combination of strategic planning and effective collaboration with French forces. General George Washington's army, bolstered by French troops and naval support, successfully besieged British General Cornwallis's forces. The British were trapped on the peninsula with limited supplies and reinforcements, leading to their eventual surrender on October 19, 1781. This decisive victory marked a turning point in the American Revolutionary War, significantly weakening British resolve.
Which commander of British forces surrendered at Yorktown?
The surrender was to George Washington but Cornwallis did not attend claiming he was ill.
Who was the french man that was on Washington's side?
The Marquis de Lafayette was a French officer that assisted Washington's Army in military decorum. He was considered essential to the eventual victory over the British.
How was the war won at yourktown?
In the American Revolutionary War, the British army had the American Army at the end of the cape with their backs against the sea. Then an army sent by General Greene attacked the British Army from the rear. The remains of the British Army escaped to Yorktown. General Lafayette penned down the British Army in the town of Yorktown. They were joined by the French Fleet and a French Army from the Caribbean. At that point Lafayette had all he needed to win the battle and make the British surrender. Instead, he sent word to General Washington. Lafayette wanted to make it obvious that the British had surrendered to the Americans. Washington marched his army from New York to Yorktown as did Rochambleau. During the night They captured British redoubts. They hauled French long range cannon to the redoubts. From there they blew the British artillery to bits. Then the American and French artillery began pounding the British position. The artillery stopped as American and French forces prepared to attack. Instead, the British waved a white flag of surrender. The British surrendered to Washington.
What did George Washington do when he served as major general and commander in chief of the continental army?
Not sure what you want to know. As commander-in-chief, Washington conducted the war and and led the main colonial army. In 1776, the British defeated Washington at the battle of Long Island and Washington was forced out of New York. and New Jersey. He recaptured New Jersey in the battle of Trenton on Dec. 26, 1776. Washington was harrassed by Gen. Howe in 1777, but captured Burgoyne's army at the battle of Saratoga in October . This victory encouraged France to enter the war in 1778. The British then concentrated their attention on Georgia and South Carolina, but Washington met them at Yorktown in Virginia and with the help of the French fleet forced Cornwallis to surrender his army on October 19,1781.
Who fought in the battle of Fort Washington?
Because the British wanted to have the northern tip of NewYork
