[DOC] [TLE] Cornwallis surrenders at Yorktown - Oct 19, 1781 - HISTORY.com [PAR] On this day in 1781, British General Charles Cornwallis formally surrenders 
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General La Fayette in Virginia also informed Washington that Cornwallis had 
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) , he .... He reassembled his men, but some American militia, commanded by 
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Question: After the defeat at Yorktown, Gen. Charles O'Hara, acting for this man, gave his sword to the Americans
Answer: Cornwallis