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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 Rochanbeau, 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 Chesepeake, 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 Lymonds, esquire, commanding his britannic majesty's naval forces in York river in Virginia, on the other part. | |
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| + | Art. 1. The garrisons of York and Gloucester, including the officers and seaman [?] of his brittanic 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 [bold]. | ||
| + | 1. 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. | ||
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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 Rochanbeau, 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 Chesepeake, 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 Lymonds, 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 brittanic 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 [bold]. 1. 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.