Lord Cornwallis's Representatives Surrender
October 19 1781

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At Yorktown, Virginia, representatives of British commander Lord Cornwallis handed over Cornwallis' sword and formally surrendered to George Washington and the comte de Rochambeau.
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Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeauexternal
George Washingtonexternal
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallisexternal
Siege of Yorktownexternal
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