On the day of the surrender, Lord Cornwallis was "indisposed", and so was unable to surrender in person. Instead, General O'Hara was sent out to present his sword. He first tried to surrender to General Rochambeau, who directed him to General Washington. When informed that Lord Cornwallis was not going to surrender in person, General Washington directed O'Hara to his second in command, General Lincoln. Lincoln accepted O'Hara's sword, completing the surrender, with the largely humilitating terms, after having been forced to similarly submit in Charleston.
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