wˌɛn kˈɔːɹnwɔliz wʌz fˈoːɹst tə sɚɹˈɛndɚɹ æt jˈɔːɹktaʊn, vɜːdʒˈɪniə, sˈaɪɾɪŋ faɪnˈænʃəl ɹˈiːzənz, dɪstʃˈɑːɹdʒd mˈoʊst əv ɪts sˈiːmɛn.
When Cornwallis was forced to surrender at Yorktown, Virginia, citing financial reasons, discharged most of its seamen.