[DOC] [TLE] Siege of Yorktown - Wikipedia [PAR] The Siege of Yorktown, also known as the Battle of Yorktown, the Surrender at 
Yorktown, .... Cornwallis then headed for Williamsburg, and Lafayette's force of 
now 4,500 ... the Americans and French now outnumbered the British defenders 
3 to 1. ... giving Washington command of an army of 7,800 Frenchmen, 3,100 
militia,... [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 and led directly to peace .... In the Battle of Long 
Island, Cornwallis led the reserve division that took part... [DOC] [TLE] Cornwallis surrenders at Yorktown - Oct 19, 1781 - HISTORY.com [PAR] On this day in History, Cornwallis surrenders at Yorktown on Oct 19, 1781. ... 
Peace negotiations began in 1782, and on September 3, 1783, the Treaty of 
Paris was ... Lord Cornwallis was one of the most capable British generals of the 
American ... scores a major victory that almost destroys Early's army at the Battle 
of Cedar... [DOC] [TLE] Charles Cornwallis - American Revolution - HISTORY.com [PAR] Henry Clinton, he moved his forces to Virginia, where he was defeated at the 
Battle of Yorktown. This American victory and Cornwallis' surrender of his troops 
to George Washington was the final major conflict of the American Revolution. ... 
of the Delaware and outmaneuvered at the Battle of Princeton (January 3, 1777),
... [DOC] [TLE] Triumph At Yorktown | American History Lives at American Heritage [PAR] Maintaining an army in combat three thousand miles from England was a terrible 
strain on ... In mid-March Cornwallis turned and attacked Greene at Guilford 
Courthouse, ... Earlier a contingent of two thousand men had reached Virginia, 
and Major .... The general took one look at the dispatches, whirled around, and 
headed... [DOC] [TLE] The American - Educating Excellence [PAR] the blggest army and the largest fleet the British had ever sent overseas. .... 
Defeat 'n New York On August 27, 1776, the American and British One of the ... iii 
l battle. The Americans began their defense of the city in high spirits. in ... misery, 
With their terms of enlistment nearly up, many soldiers headed ...... 1516 
Division. [DOC] [TLE] France in the American Revolution - The Society of the Cincinnati [PAR] 1. INTRODUCTION. Two hundred and thirty years after the British army ... 
Frenchmen, most famously the marquis de Lafayette, were inspired ... France lost 
more than three thousand men on American battlefields and many ... defeat, they 
resolved to rebuild the French military for a war of ..... and headed for the West 
Indies. [DOC] [TLE] Degrasse - AmericanRevolution.org [PAR] In his absence, French strategy for defeating her British archenemy had ... By the 
spring of 1781, America's allies were still encamped in Newport while Cornwallis 
was ... back to the West Indies with 20 ships of the line, 3 frigates and 156 
transport. ... He also brought the news that a second division of infantry the 
French had... [DOC] [TLE] The American Revolution - National Park Service [PAR] Image: Americans of Scots descent rally to the crown but are defeated at Moores 
.... Congress alerts the southern colonies that General Clinton is headed in their 
direction. .... Washington appoints Major General Putnam commander of the 
troops in .... May 3. 1776. British Commodore Parker and General Cornwallis 
arrive in... [DOC] [TLE] Lafayette's Virginia Campaign (1781) - XENOPHONGroup [PAR] Mar 15, 2001 ... This painting shows Lafayette in his American Major General's uniform. ... One 
who held this latter view was the British General Lord Cornwallis. ... In the south, 
the King's Mountain defeat forced Cornwallis to temporarly withdraw ... 'blockade' 
of Newport and headed to Virginia to go against Benedict Arnold. [DOC] [TLE] The American Revolution / Useful Notes - TV Tropes [PAR] This was the American Revolution, the era of King George III of The United

Question: At Cornwallis' defeat, 1 of the 3 major American divisions was headed by this Frenchman
Answer: Marquis de Lafayette