USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -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. Hours after the surrender, the general’s defeated troops marched out of Yorktown to the tune “The World Turned Upside Down.”

Detailed explanation-2: -Ironically, Cornwallis accepted the surrender and hostages from the rebellious Indian Sultan. Returning to England, he was honored with the position of Master General of Ordinance and in 1798 took the post of Lord Lieutenant and Commander in Chief of Ireland.

Detailed explanation-3: -The American Army and allied forces defeated a British force there under Lord Charles Cornwallis, and on October 17, Cornwallis raised a flag of truce after having suffered not only the American attack but also disease, lack of supplies, inclement weather, and a failed evacuation.

Detailed explanation-4: -Cornwallis had his men construct a main line of defense around Yorktown that consisted of ten small enclosed forts (called redoubts), batteries with artillery and connecting trenches.

Detailed explanation-5: -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.