General Cornwallis was defeated at which battle, the final battle of the American War of Independence?
Liberty 1784: The Second War for Independence Liberty 1784: The Second War for Independence Liberty 1784: The Second War for Independence is an alternate history novel written by Robert Conroy. The Point of Divergence occurs in 1781, when General George Washington's attempt to trap the British forces under General Cornwallis at the Battle of Yorktown ends catastrophically for the Continental Army when the French fleet is destroyed in the Battle of the Chesapeake. The American Revolutionary War soon collapses, and the British regain control over the colonies and begin a new bloody reign of terror. Washington is brought back to London and is executed for treason. A
The Death of General Mercer at the Battle of Princeton, January 3, 1777 The Death of General Mercer at the Battle of Princeton, January 3, 1777 The Death of General Mercer at the Battle of Princeton, January 3, 1777 is the title of an oil painting by the American artist John Trumbull depicting the death of the American General Hugh Mercer at the Battle of Princeton on January 3, 1777 during the American Revolutionary War. The painting was Trumbull’s first depiction of an American victory. It is one of a series of historical paintings on the war, which also includes the "Declaration of Independence" and "The Capture of the Hessians at Trenton, December