The Declaration of Independence, adopted on July 4, 1776, was a game-changer for the 13 American colonies. This bold move cut ...

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Cornwallis was sick and not actually present for the surrender ceremony. General O'Hara, his second in command, and two other British officers wear red coats with gold braids. General George ...

It also forced the British army under Lord Cornwallis into Virginia, where the rebels ultimately laid siege to his forces. Battle of Kings Mountain (October 1780) ...

“There it is,” he said — the sword of British Gen. Charles Cornwallis that, experts theorize, was presented to the Americans during the British surrender at Yorktown on Oct. 19, 1781.

Veterans of the Falklands war have branded the decision 'disgraceful' after BA's screens displayed the name 'Puerto Argentino', despite the islands being in British hands since 1833.

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The UK's 'reset' with the European Union is just the beginning, Lord Mandelson has said, following the Prime Minister's deal with Brussels. The Ambassador to the US failed to rule out rejoining ...

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Several maps show the British obsession with Tipu Sultan. In 1792, in the third Anglo Mysore war, the Governor-General of India Charles Cornwallis defeated him and imposed war damages.