Lord Cornwallis

Lord Cornwallis was a British general, he fought against the Americans. He participated in the Battle of Yorktown, he was the one representing the British.Let me start by giving you a brief summary about the Battle of Yorktown and the participation of Cornwallis. So, Cornwallis was going with his troops to New York, to continue fighting. The British was surrounded by the Americans and the French. So, for eleven days, Cornwallis tried to fight against the Americans and the French. Later on, Cornwallis sent the white flag that meant that he surrendered as well as his army. Before that, he sent a lot of demands to Washington but he didn't accept. So, the Americans were prepared to attack again but Cornwallis surrendered. On October 19,1781 Cornwallis sent signed the British surrender.

This man in the picture is Lord Cornwallis as you may not know. He has a little bit of belly and he is dressed in red, the British uniform.Compared to Von Steuben, Cornwallis was not as well as Steuben. I;m saying this because Steuben, had medals in his uniform but Cornwallis only has one on the right side.I think that he did good in surrendering before Washington because if the battle would continue I think he would lose a lot of men and probably will not accomplish this battle.