Charles Cornwallis

After the British surrender at Yorktown, Va., in 1781, Washington invited the defeated Charles Cornwallis to dine with him.

Washington's Crossing as Docudrama Patrick J. Walsh 2011

November found Washington slogging across New Jersey, a harsh winter closing in, his army depleted by desertion and harried by German and English troops under Charles Cornwallis.

Robert Morris Charles Rappleye 2010

November found Washington slogging across New Jersey, a harsh winter closing in, his army depleted by desertion and harried by German and English troops under Charles Cornwallis.

Robert Morris Charles Rappleye 2010

First came the siege of Charleston; from there, General Charles Cornwallis ventured forth to scourge the Carolinas.

Robert Morris Charles Rappleye 2010

First came the siege of Charleston; from there, General Charles Cornwallis ventured forth to scourge the Carolinas.

Robert Morris Charles Rappleye 2010

The war would virtually come to an end some 50 miles away at Yorktown on October 19, 1781, when General Charles Cornwallis surrendered to General George Washington and his allied troops.

History of American Women Maggiemac 2009

There he and fellow general Daniel Morgan distinguished themselves against General Charles Cornwallis, by inflicting heavy losses on the enemy and forcing a British retreat.

History of American Women Maggiemac 2009

Eight days after Knox opened fire, the British General Charles Cornwallis surrendered.

History of American Women Maggiemac 2009

After Alexander's main body had escaped by fording Gowanus Creek, he and a contingent of some 400 Maryland Continental soldiers attacked the Redcoats under General Charles Cornwallis, who had established their line on the Gowanus Road beside the stone farmhouse.

History of American Women Maggiemac 2009

On August 26, General William Howe divided his army, moving a small force of 5000 men under General James Grant along the shore of New York Harbor, and the larger force under General Charles Cornwallis began a flanking expedition that started about 9 pm in the woods of Brooklyn.

History of American Women Maggiemac 2009