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Articles of capitulation, Settled between his excellency General Washington, commander in chief of the combined forces of America and France; his excellency the count of Rochambeau, lieutenant-general of the armies of the king of France, great cross of the royal and military order of Saint Louis, commanding the auxiliary troops of his most Christian majesty in America; and his excellency the Count de Grasse, lieutenant-general of the naval armies of his most Christian majesty, commander of the order of Saint Louis, commanding in chief the naval army of France in the Chesapeake, on the one part --- and the right honorable Earl Cornwallis,lieutenant-general of his Britannic majesty's forces, commanding the garrisons of York and Gloucester; and Thomas Symonds, Esquire, commanding his Britannic majesty's naval forces in York River in Virginia, on the other part.

Art. 1.  The garrisons of York and Gloucester, including the officers and seaman [?] of his Britannic majesty's ships, as well as other mariners, to surrender themselves prisoners of war to the combined forces of America and France.  The land troops to remain prisoners to the United States; the navy to the naval army of his most christian majesty.  Granted.

2.  The artillery, arms, accoutrements, military chest, and public stores, of every denomination, shall be delivered unimpaired, to the heads of departments, appointed to receive them.  Granted.

3.  At 12 o'clock this day the two redoubts on the left flank of York to be delivered, the one to a detachment of American infantry, the other to a detachment of French grenadiers . . . The garrison of York will march out to a place to be appointed, in front of the posts, at two o'clock precisely, with shouldered arms, colors