Show Lord Cornwallis' Cornwallis Army Disorderly on Surrender At the surrender of Lord his has British soldiers presented a brilliant brilliant brilliant bril bril- COli contrast trust to the Americans Cornwallis Cornwallis Corn- Corn wallis had ordered that a new uniform uniform uni form be Issued to each enell man and that In marching out of ot the spacious field at Yorktown each pach company conduct Itself It self In strictest order even to the humiliating hu hUt end when the arms were to tobe tobe tobe be grounded Doctor Thatcher a surgeon sur suo goon geon In Washington's army who gave gavet a t complete account of the surrender In his journal wrote of ot that October 19 1781 But lut In their line of march we remarked re re- marked a disorderly and conduct their step was Irregular ant and their ranks frequently broken nut Hut It was In the last act of the drama that the spirit and ond pride of the Brit Ish fah soldiers were put to the severest tes here test t here their mortification could not be concealed Some of the platoon platoon pla pia toon officers appeared to he be exceedingly exceedingly exceed exceed- chagrined when giving the word Ground arms armR and I 1 am em witness wit ness that they performed that duty In a very like Ilke manner and that ninny many of the soldiers manifested a n sullen temper throwing their armson arms armson armson on the pile with violence as If it determined de do- to render them useless This Irregularity was checked by order order or or- der of or General Lincoln The latter letter let lat ter had been hlen delegated delegate by hy Washington Washing ton as ns the American In charge e of or the capitulation The Americans Doctor Doctor Doc Doe tor Thatcher related though not nl all 1111 allin In uniform nor their dress dres fO en so neat yet exhibited an erect soldiery air and every countenance beamed with satisfaction and joy |