Print showing the surrender of Lord Cornwallis to George Washington and French forces following the siege of Yorktown in 1781.
Print circa 1870 showing the surrender of General Lord Cornwallis to General George Washington and French forces following the siege of Yorktown in Virginia on October 19 1781. The siege was a decisive victory by the combined forces of Washington and French troops led by General Comte de Rochambeau over the British army of Cornwallis. It proved to be the last major land battle of the American Revolutionary War and prompted the British government to eventually negotiate an end to the conflict. The print shows Major General O'Hara, substituting for Cornwallis, offering his sword to Rochambeau who is standing next to Washington. Engraving by Illman Brothers, based on a painting by Armand Dumaresq.
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