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(Sarah of the Clue Crew delivers the clue from the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia, PA.) Here, you come face to face with some of the last survivors of the Revolutionary War, photographed late in life, like Lemuel Cook, who lived past the age of 100, fought at Brandywine, & was present when Lord Cornwallis surrendered here |
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A British band played a tune titled "The World Turned Upside Down" during the surrender here on Oct. 19, 1781 |
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With Cornwallis' surrender here, the British lost an entire army for the second time during the war |
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French troops under the Comte de Rochambeau helped secure victory in this last major battle of the war |
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Ebenezer Denny wrote a famous description of the British surrender in October 1781 at this battle site |
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It may have been James Clinton's brigade that received the surrendered British colors at this town |
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About 8,000 British prisoners were taken in this last major battle of the war |
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In 1781, the British Gen. Cornwallis surrendered to Washington's forces at this site |
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