Show lord cornwallis army disorderly on surrender at the surrender of lord cornwallis Cornwa lUa his fits british soldiers presented a brilliant ila t contrast cou t to 0 the americans americana corn wa walls ills had ordered that a new uniform be issued to each man and that in marching out of the spacious field at yorktown each company conduct itself in strictest order even to the humiliating mil milia lating ting end when the arms were to be grounded doctor thatcher a surgeon in army w who ho gave a complete account of the surrender in his journal wrote of that october 19 1781 but in their line of march we remarked a disorderly and conduct their step was irregular and their ranks frequently broken but it was in the last act of the drama that the spirit and pride of the british soldiers sold lerg were put to the severest test here their mortification could not be concealed some of the platoon officers appeared to he be exceedingly chagrined when giving the word ground arms 1 and I 1 am witness that they performed that duty in a very ilke manner and that many of the soldiers manifested a sullen temper throwing their arms on the pile with violence a as if determined ter mined to render theta them useless this irregularity was checked by order of general Un lincoln coln the latter lind been delegated by washington as the american in charge of the capitula capitulation tinn the americans doctor tor thatcher related though not al all I 1 in uniform nor their dress so neat yet exhibited an erect soldiery air and every countenance beamed with satisfaction and joy |