who commanded the british army at yorktown virginia
Lieutenant General Charles Cornwallis
title: Siege of Yorktown text: Herbert Hoover along with French representatives. The event included the official dedication of the Colonial National Historical Park. Siege of Yorktown The Siege of Yorktown, also known as the Battle of Yorktown, the Surrender at Yorktown, German Battle or the Siege of Little York, ending on October 19, 1781, at Yorktown, Virginia, was a decisive victory by a combined force of American Continental Army troops led by General George Washington and French Army troops led by the Comte de Rochambeau over a British Army commanded by British peer and Lieutenant General Charles Cornwallis. The culmination of the Yorktown campaign, the title: Siege of Yorktown text: Siege of Yorktown The Siege of Yorktown, also known as the Battle of Yorktown, the Surrender at Yorktown, German Battle or the Siege of Little York, ending on October 19, 1781, at Yorktown, Virginia, was a decisive victory by a combined force of American Continental Army troops led by General George Washington and French Army troops led by the Comte de Rochambeau over a British Army commanded by British peer and Lieutenant General Charles Cornwallis. The culmination of the Yorktown campaign, the siege proved to be the last major land battle of the American Revolutionary War in the North American title: Yorktown order of battle text: 1781. Commander Lt. Gen. Charles, Earl Cornwallis, commanding Headquarters Artillery British Infantry "Brigade of Foot Guards" Brig. Gen. Charles O'Hara "Light Infantry Brigade" Lt. Col. Robert Abercromby, 38th Foot "1st Brigade" Lt. Col. John Yorke, 22nd Foot "2nd Brigade" Lt. Col. Thomas Dundas, 80th Foot Ansbach-Bayreuth Contingent Col. August von Voigt Hesse-Kassel Contingent Lt. Col. Matthew von Fuchs The American forces that opposed Cornwallis at Yorktown also arrived in Virginia at different times, since most of the detachments were made in reaction to the British movements. After Arnold was sent to Virginia, Major General George Washington, the American commander-in-chief, in title: Yorktown order of battle text: states, or were German immigrants to America; this has led the siege to be known in German historiography as "die Deutsche Schlacht" ("the German battle"). The following units and commanders of the British, American, and French forces fought in the Siege of Yorktown, or provided significant local support. The British Army forces present at Yorktown arrived in Virginia in four separate detachments. The first was sent from New York City in December 1780 under the command of the turncoat Brigadier General Benedict Arnold. The second was sent from New York in March 1781 under the command of Major General William title: Virginia text: was moved to Richmond at the urging of Governor Thomas Jefferson, who feared that Williamsburg's coastal location would make it vulnerable to British attack. In 1781, the combined action of Continental and French land and naval forces trapped the British army on the Virginia Peninsula, where troops under George Washington and Comte de Rochambeau defeated British General Cornwallis in the Siege of Yorktown. His surrender on October 19, 1781 led to peace negotiations in Paris and secured the independence of the colonies. Virginians were instrumental in writing the United States Constitution. James Madison drafted the Virginia Plan in 1787 and