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Lord Cornwallis was the number-two general in the Redcoat forces during the Revolutionary War. After a series of initial successes, Cornwallis made the fatal mistake of positioning his troops on the Yorktown peninsula, making the British army vulnerable to siege. Indeed, Cornwallis was so ashamed that when it came time for the British to formally surrender, he could not even show his face.
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Pages 190-268
The British general Lord Cornwallis had thousands of men stationed in Virginia, and so a panicked Lafayette took matters into...
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These fears came to light when Lafayette and Wayne played right into Cornwallis’ hands, attacking what they thought was a small legion of men only to discover that...
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Cornwallis and his men had chosen to make their camp in Yorktown, a small finger of...
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Realizing how dire his situation had become, Cornwallis did his best to escape. But before he could get all of his troops to...
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Washington gave Cornwallis two hours to prepare for the surrender negotiations, which took place in a clapboard building...
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The surrender itself was mortifying for the British. Cornwallis was too embarrassed to go, so he sent his second-in-command, General Lincoln. Lincoln at first...
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