Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown, Virginia, because his artillery had been destroyed, the French fleet was just offshore with its cannons pointed at his positions waiting for the order to reduce the British forces to rubble, the American and French artillery was constantly bombarding his army with artillery barrage after artillery barrage, and the American and French armies were waiting for General Washington to give the signal to attack and kill the remaining British army.
Lord Cornwallis surrender at Yorktown is being considered the end of the Revolutionary War.
The surrender of the British forces under Lord Cornwallis, the last battle of the American Revolution.
At the Battle of Yorktown.
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.
the battle ended in Yorktown, where Lord Cornwallis surrendered
Lord Cornwallis surrender at Yorktown is being considered the end of the Revolutionary War.
Cornwallis surrendered to Washington and Rochambeau at Yorktown
Yorktown,VA
Cornwallis did surrender to Washington in the field at Yorktown effectively ending the War for Independence.
The surrender of the British forces under Lord Cornwallis, the last battle of the American Revolution.
At the Battle of Yorktown.
Lord Cornwallis was one of the top British generals in the Revolutionary War. He was successful in several battles, but is best remembered for his surrender to colonial forces at Yorktown in 1781, effectively ending the war.
Yorktown, Virginia.
the battle ended in Yorktown, where Lord Cornwallis surrendered
Lord Cornwallis
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.
The British army, under the command of Lieutenant General Lord Cornwallis, surrendered at Yorktown, Virginia, on October 19, 1781.