Which description of Lord Cornwallis is correct?


A.

a former Prussian captain who turned a disorderly group of American recruits into skilled soldiers


B.

the Frenchman who became a general on Washington's staff and his lifelong friend


C.

the commander of British troops in the South who lost the Battle of Yorktown


D.

a young officer on Washington's staff who captured a British fort during the Battle of Yorktown