1786 Event Charles Cornwallis appointed governor-general of India 1781 Event Cornwallis surrenders at Yorktown at 2 PM; Revolutionary War ends 1781 Event Cornwallis defeated at Yorktown 1781 Event Americans and French begin siege of Cornwallis at Yorktown; last battle of Revolutionary War 1781 Event Battle of Virginia Capes, French defeat British, traps Cornwallis 1781 Event George Washington begins to move his troops south to fight Cornwallis 1781 Event English army under general Cornwallis occupies Yorktown, Virginia 1738 Birthday Charles Lord Cornwallis, soldier/statesman "fire when ready Gridley"
