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Charles O'Hara
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'''Charles O'Hara''' (1740 – 25 February 1802) was a
British Army
officer who served in the
Seven Years' War
, the
American War of Independence
, and the
French Revolutionary War
and later served as
governor of Gibraltar
. He served with distinction during the
American War of Independence
, commanding a brigade of
Foot Guards
as part of the army of Charles Cornwallis and was wounded during the
Battle of Guilford Courthouse
. He offered the British surrender during the
siege of Yorktown
on behalf of his superior Charles Cornwallis and is depicted in the
eponymous painting by John Trumbull
. During his career O'Hara personally surrendered to both
George Washington
and
Napoleon Bonaparte
.
O'Hara's Battery
and
O'Hara's Tower
in
Gibraltar
were named after him.
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