[DOC] [TLE] Siege of Yorktown - Wikipedia [PAR] The Siege of Yorktown, also known as the Battle of Yorktown, the Surrender at 
Yorktown, ... The battle boosted faltering American morale and revived French ... 
By late September Washington and Rochambeau arrived, and the army and 
naval ... On March 26, Arnold was joined by 2,300 troops under command of 
Major... [DOC] [TLE] Cornwallis in North America - Wikipedia [PAR] Charles, Earl Cornwallis (17381805) was a military officer who served in the 
British Army during the American War of Independence. He is best known for 
surrendering his army after the 1781 Siege of Yorktown, an act that ended major 
hostilities in North America ... He was released on parole, and returned to 
England in December of that... [DOC] [TLE] Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette - Wikipedia [PAR] Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette in the U.S. 
often known ... He became convinced that the American cause in its revolutionary 
war was ... Lafayette returned to France after Napoleon Bonaparte secured his 
release in .... On 7 December 1776, Deane enlisted Lafayette as a major general. [DOC] [TLE] The Marquis de Lafayette - USHistory.org [PAR] The Marquis de Lafayette was born in Chavaniac Auvergne, France on ... In 1776
, he signed an agreement with Silas Dean, the American Army Commissioner in 
Paris, to serve as a Major General in the ... In December, he was given command 
of division of Virginia troops. He then ... Two months later, he returned to France. [DOC] [TLE] American Revolution, French Alliance, Siege of Yorktown [PAR] In 1775, however, he did send a secret agent to Philadelphia to meet with the ... 
force of 4,000 soldiers and 16 ships under the command of the Comte d'Estaing. 
... the siege, but d'Estaing refused as he was under orders to return to France. ... 
and the Yorktown campaign was the last major military battle of the Revolution. [DOC] [TLE] The Yorktown Campaign, October 1781  The Campaign for the ... [PAR] Jul 16, 2014 ... Thus the two most important British Army commanders in America were more 
rivals than comrades. ... A month later, on 26 June, he arrived in Williamsburg 
and received ... On 2 August, he disembarked his entire force at Yorktown and 
spent .... In fact, Clinton intended to order the British fleet to return to the... [DOC] [TLE] The Marquis de Lafayette - The Pennsylvania Center for the Book [PAR] Keywords: American Revolution, Battle of Brandywine, Battle of Bunker Hill, 
French .... again, he was given the command of Major General Adam Stephen's 
division. ... In March of 1780, he departed for America and, a few months later, 
landed in Boston ... After he finished the tour of America, Lafayette returned to 
France. [DOC] [TLE] Revolutionary War - Sons of the American Revolution - [PAR] Patriots Victorious Over British Forces at Yorktown ... now Commander-in-Chief of 
British forces in North America, returned to his ... So what took Lieutenant 
General Cornwallis from Charleston to his defeat at Yorktown just sixteen months 
later? ... Within a very short time, he was relieved by Major General Nathanael 
Greene... [DOC] [TLE] Marquis de Lafayette facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com ... [PAR] After the outbreak of the American Revolution, he decided to put his arms and his 
... distinguished volunteer an honorary commission as a major general, but his 
actual ... and New Jersey, he was given command of a division of American 
troops. ... When Lafayette returned to France in 1782, it was as a hero, "
Washington's... [DOC] [TLE] the yorktown campaign - Webb Deane Stevens Museum [PAR] Two days later, Washington learned that British General Charles Cornwallis" ... 
Rochambeau returned to Newport from the remained in position for a month, 
engaging in ... '1 . separate divisions that left on four successive days. ... He 
commanded 20 ships of the by French and American troops with a combined ... 
French 2 3. [DOC] [TLE] The Life of Revolutionary Marquis de Lafayette - History Things [PAR] After the war, he returned to France and rejoined

Question: Commander of a major American division at Yorktown, he returned to France 2 months later
Answer: Marquis de Lafayette