Cornwallis Was Absent When His Army Surrendered at Yorktown

Why Lord Cornwallis was absent when his army surrendered at Yorktown on October 19, 1781, on the 245th anniversary. Part of our Yorktown week: one complete true story every day, October 18 to 24, 2026. Sources - National Park Service, Yorktown Battlefield, History of the Siege: https://www.nps.gov/york/learn/historyculture/history-of-the-siege.htm - National Park Service, Siege Timeline: https://www.nps.gov/york/learn/historyculture/siegetimeline.htm - National Park Service, The Moore House and the Articles of Capitulation: https://www.nps.gov/york/learn/historyculture/mooorehouseandarticle.htm - Architect of the Capitol, John Trumbull, Surrender of Lord Cornwallis: https://www.aoc.gov/explore-capitol-campus/art/surrender-lord-cornwallis - Founders Online, Washington's diaries and letters of August to October 1781, and Hamilton's report of October 15, 1781: https://founders.archives.gov/ - Disputed points (the credit for the victory, Clinton's sailing date and numbers, the surrender tune) are presented as disputes. Pictures are artistic reconstructions and are labeled on screen. Maps and documents are original schematic graphics, not to scale. #JustLivingHistory #Yorktown #AmericanRevolution #Shorts Watch the full Yorktown documentary: https://youtu.be/VpQ12AMhZ90