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Gen. Charles Cornwallis surrendered to George Washington at Yorktown in 1786 bringing the American Revolution to an end. Gen. Cornwallis sent his second in command, Charles O'Hara, who attempted to deliver Cornwallis's sword to French general, Comte de Rochambeau. But Rochambeau directed O'Hara to American General George Washington, who coolly steered the British officer to Washington's own second in command, Major General Benjamin Lincoln.
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What Virginia commander surrendered in an incident that led to the Seven Years War?
George Washington, at that time a colonel in the Virginia Militia.
Which commander of British forces surrendered at Yorktown?
The surrender was to George Washington but Cornwallis did not attend claiming he was ill.
Where did general Cornwallis surrender to general washington at?
Yorktown Corwallis surrendered to gerneral Washington in Yorktown.
Where did Washington defeat the British?
At Yorktown. Washington and the french navy overpowered the british,and General Cornwalis Surrendered.
What were the generals for the british in the Revolutionary War?
George Washington, Nathanael Greene, Marquis de Lafayette, Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben, Anthony Wayne, Henry Knox, Horatio Gates, Arthur St. Calir, Josiah Harmar, Benedict Arnold, and others
What was the name of the general who surrendered to George Washington in the American revolution?
the British commander who surrendered to George Washington?
Who was the British leader who surrendered at for necessity?
George Washington was the British leader who surrendered in for Necessity
What battle did Lord Cornwallis surrendered to George Washington?
Yorktown
Who did Charles Cornwallis surrender to?
Charles Cornwallis surrendered to George Washington.
The last army surrendered by the Confederacy was?
led by Col. George Washington
Where did George Washington build a fort that he had surrendered to the french?
Fort Necessity
What was the date of when George Washington surrendered fort necessity?
3 July 1754
What fighting ended after general Cornwallis surrendered to George Washington?
blockade :)
Where did George Washington get his first surveying instruments?
George Washington received his first surveying instruments from his older half-brother, Lawrence Washington. Lawrence gifted George with a set of surveying tools when George was a teenager, which sparked his interest in surveying and mapping.
Why is it significant that George Washington surrendered his command of the army after the revolutionary war?
I it is signifigant because after he surrendered he then turned to congress and became a historical figure.
What british captain surrendered his army of 1800 men to George Washington?
General William Howe
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.
