He was the general of the Southern based British troops.
Cornwallis, George Washington
In the American Revolution, George Washington was a commander of the colonial army. Cornwallis was a commander of the British army.
the British commander who surrendered to George Washington?
General Cornwallis of Great Britain
General Cornwallis' army surrendered at Yorktown, Virginia in 1781, but Cornwallis himself was not there to surrender to General George Washington.
The American Revolution came to an end when the British Army was defeated at Yorktown. General Lord Cornwallis surrendered to George Washington, ending the war.
at Yorktown Cornwallis surrendered
he was the general for the british in the american revolution
Yorktown, Virginia.
British General Lord Cornwallis surrendered his forces to George Washington in Yorktown in 1781. Yorktown is located in Virginia.
General Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis, was a British general who was surrounded by French troops and had to surrender which ended the American Revolution.
george washington lead the Americans against Britain the the American Revolution. He was the General for the american amry and general cornwallis was the general for the british army, they were both very good generals but george washington beat general cornwallis in the battle of yorktown because george washingtin was mentally smarter and knew the land better so his army surrounded the british army in the town of yourktown eventually forcing the british to surrender to the americans. i hope that helped.