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30 May, 10:10

How did General Cornwallis surrender at

the Battle of Yorktown?

A. He waved a white flag out of the window of the house he

was hiding in

B. He sent one of his soldiers out of the house he was hiding in,

to give his sword to Washington

C. He went and gave his sword to Washington

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  1. 30 May, 13:25
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    B

    Explanation:

    Pleading illness, he did not attend the surrender ceremony, but his second-in-command, General Charles O'Hara, carried Cornwallis' sword to the American and French commanders. As the British and Hessian troops marched out to surrender, the British bands played the song "The World Turned Upside Down."
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