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On October 19, 1781, the road was lined by American soldiers on the right and French soldiers on the left as spectators from miles around crowded behind them awaiting the British troops. Although Washington had ordered Cornwallis to march his men from Yorktown at precisely 2 p.m., unforeseen delays postponed their exit until 3 p.m. Cornwallis reported that he was ill and appointed Brigadier General Charles O’Hara to lead his troops. In solemn step, with arms shouldered and colors cased, the British and German prisoners marched with drums beating to the field where they surrendered their weapons, while the victors and the defeated alike did not know that the long struggle had ended.
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