Back American Revolution Related Images Photo Main Photo Category:     American Revolution     Photo 16 Previous Scroll Down to Read the Information for the Image Next Surrender of Cornwallis: "Cornwallis Sues for Cessation of Hostilities Under the Flag of Truce." By C. Brumidi. Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquis Cornwallis (1738-1805), was a British general and statesman whose defeat at Yorktown, Virginia, in 1781, was decisive in ending the American Revolution. Air Show American History Humor World War 1 & World War 2 Bob Craypoe's Site Punksters.net Top of This Page Home