Creating the United States

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General Cornwallis’s Surrender

General Cornwallis’s Surrender (41)

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In this British cartoon, Lord Cornwallis (1738–1805) surrenders to the Americans pictured in the background, while the foreground is occupied by an Englishman and the British lion, whose paw has been injured by a broken teapot and a cow representing “British commerce” being robbed of her milk by Spain, France, and Holland, all supporters of the American cause during the Revolutionary War.
In this British cartoon, Lord Cornwallis (1738–1805) surrenders to the Americans pictured in the background, while the foreground is occupied by an Englishman and the British lion, whose paw has been injured by a broken teapot and a cow representing “British commerce” being robbed of her milk by Spain, France, and Holland, all supporters of the American cause during the Revolutionary War.