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nouncommander of the British forces in the American War of Independence; was defeated by American and French troops at Yorktown (1738-1805)
Definition that contains cornwallis
- yorktown in 1781 the British under Cornwallis surrendered after a siege of three weeks by American and French troops; the surrender ended the American Revolution
- siege of yorktown in 1781 the British under Cornwallis surrendered after a siege of three weeks by American and French troops; the surrender ended the American Revolution