THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
THE BATTLE OF YORKTOWN
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he thought that if they could control the the southern colonies, then the Americans would surrender
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because he wanted to go to an different state
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he got arrested
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because he wanted Cornwallis to go back to his home town
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Detailed explanation-1: -Cornwallis returned to India for a second term as governor-general in 1805, but died shortly after his arrival and was buried in Calcutta.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Franco-American siege exhausted the British army’s supplies of food and ammunition. With no hope for escape, Cornwallis agreed to the terms of Washington’s Articles of Capitulation, signing the document at Moore House on October 19.
Detailed explanation-3: -In reality, Cornwallis chose not to participate in the surrender, citing illness and leaving General Charles O’Hara to lead the British troops. Washington, refusing to accept the sword of anyone but Cornwallis, appointed General Benjamin Lincoln to accept O’Hara’s sword.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Articles of Surrender were signed on October 19, 1781. Cornwallis refused to attend the surrender ceremony, citing illness. Cornwallis’s loss at Yorktown led to the cessation of hostilities and peace negotiations that resulted in the Treaty of Paris of 1783, which recognized the independence of the United States.