497549 Surrender of Cornwallis, 1845 (colour litho) by Baillie, James S. (fl.1838-55); 33x43 cm; Gilder Lehrman Collection, New York, USA; (add.info.: Hand-colored lithograph showing Lord Cornwallis surrendering to George Washington at Yorktown on 19 October 1781. Several other American and British military leaders also appear. Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis (1738-1805) British Army officer and colonial administrator. His surrender in 1781 to a combined American and French force at the Siege of Yorktown ended significant hostilities in North America. George Washington (1732-99) was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, serving as the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. ); 穢 Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History ; American, out of copyright.