DISCOVERART

T. Thornton|George Washington|William Hamilton|Brigadier General Charles O'Hara|Charles, Earl Cornwallis

The Surrender of Earl Cornwallis (Lieutenant General of the British Army in North America) to General Washington & Count De Rochambeau, on the 19th of October, 1781

1781–83
Engraving
17.7 × 11.2 cm (7 × 4.4 in)

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