THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
AMERICAN REVOLUTION SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT
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he successfully defeated Washington outside of New York City.
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his invasion of Virginia eventually led to his being trapped in 1781 at the battle of Yorktown.
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led the British invasion of the colonies by way of the Canada territory.
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he abandoned the British Army and declared his allegiance to the Colonial Army.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Best known for his surrender at the Siege of Yorktown in 1781, which effectively ended hostilities and led to peace negotiations between Great Britain and the United States, Lord Cornwallis’s postwar career demonstrated the resilience and power of the British Empire.
Detailed explanation-2: -He also commanded British forces in the March 1781 Pyrrhic victory at Guilford Court House. Cornwallis surrendered his army at Yorktown in October 1781 after an extended campaign through the Southern states, marked by disagreements between him and his superior, General Sir Henry Clinton.
Detailed explanation-3: -Defeat in the Battle of Yorktown Surrounded and under siege, with his planned escape route blocked by French ships, Cornwallis was forced to surrender his army of 8, 000 British troops on October 17.