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Surrender of Cornwallis.
John Frost1848
Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
Washington D.C., United States
Surrender of Cornwallis is from the book Pictorial Life of George Washington. The image depicts the surrender of British Major General Charles Cornwallis at Yorktown, Virginia on October 19, 1781. The defeat of Cornwallis virtually guaranteed American independence.
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- Title: Surrender of Cornwallis.
- Creator: John Frost
- Date Created: 1848
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