Charles O'Hara
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General Charles O'Hara was a British Army officer who served in the Seven Years' War, American War of Independence and French Revolutionary Wars. During the American War of Independence, he served in
General O'Hara surrenders the sword of Lieutenant-General Cornwallis to Count de Rochambeau and General Washington. Anonymous engraving (ca. 1783)
O'Hara surrendering to Benjamin Lincoln on 19 October 1781
The Battle of Guilford Court House was fought on 15 March 1781 during the American Revolutionary War, near Greensboro, North Carolina. A 2,100-man British force under the command of Lieutenant General
Charles O'Hara
…Wars. During the American War of Independence, he served in the Brigade of Guards as part of the army of Lord Cornwallis and was wounded during the Battle of Guilford Courthouse. At the conclusion of the siege of Yorktown, he surrendered to the Americans on behalf of Cornwallis. O'Hara subsequently served in the War of the First…
Battle of Guilford Court House H. Charles McBarron Jr., 1992
Letter from George Washington to the Comte de Rochambeau (31 March 1781), in which Washington reports he is hearing first reports from the Battle of Guilford Court House
Battle of Guilford Courthouse 15 March 1781
Battle of Guiliford Courthouse 1781 reenactment 13