British Army under Cornwallis

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British field army military unit

The British Army under Cornwallis was the main British force in North America during the later stages of the American Revolutionary War, ultimately defeated by combined American and French troops at Yorktown in 1781.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British field army ⓘ military unit ⓘ
approximateStrength	about 7,000–8,000 troops at Yorktown ⓘ
campaign	Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ Siege of Yorktown ⓘ surface form: Yorktown campaign
commander	Charles Cornwallis ⓘ surface form: Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis
composition	British regular infantry ⓘ Hessian troops ⓘ surface form: Hessian auxiliary troops Loyalist provincial units ⓘ
conflict	American Revolutionary War ⓘ
country	Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
dateOfDefeat	19 October 1781 ⓘ
defeatedBy	Continental Army ⓘ surface form: Continental Army under George Washington French forces under Comte de Rochambeau ⓘ surface form: French Army under Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau French West Indies fleet ⓘ surface form: French Navy under François Joseph Paul de Grasse
garrisonOrBase	Yorktown ⓘ surface form: Yorktown, Virginia (1781)
historicalSignificance	its surrender at Yorktown effectively ended major combat operations in the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
notableBattle	Siege of Yorktown ⓘ
notableEngagement	Battle of Camden ⓘ Battle of Eutaw Springs ⓘ Battle of Guilford Court House ⓘ Battle of Hobkirk’s Hill ⓘ
opposedBy	Continental Army ⓘ French expeditionary corps ⓘ surface form: French expeditionary forces
partOf	British Army ⓘ
placeOfDefeat	Yorktown ⓘ surface form: Yorktown, Virginia
resultOfDefeat	decisive British loss in the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
role	main British field force in North America in the later stages of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
strategicObjective	to secure and pacify the Southern colonies for Britain ⓘ
surrenderedTo	George Washington ⓘ Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau ⓘ
surrenderEvent	British surrender at Yorktown ⓘ
theater	North American theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
yearActive	1780 ⓘ 1781 ⓘ

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Siege of Yorktown → surrenderedForce → British Army under Cornwallis ⓘ