During one battle, this general employed the French engineer Jean Baptiste de Laumoy, who informed him that his fortifications would not hold.
During his first major command, this general was defeated at the Battle of Bound Brook. This general was once exchanged for William Phillips after being captured. During one battle, this general employed the French engineer Jean Baptiste de Laumoy, who informed him that his fortifications would not hold. While defending a state governed by John Rutledge, this general unsuccessfully petitioned the legislature to arm blacks. That petition was rejected, forcing this man to surrender to Henry Clinton and thereby give the British control of Charleston. Later, this man collaborated with William Shepard to oppose a force that was defeated at Sheffield and Petersham, but his most famous action may have been accepting Charles O'Hara's sword. For 10 points, name this American general who accepted Cornwallis's surrender at Yorktown and helped put down Shay's Rebellion. 
During his first major command, this general was defeated at the Battle of Bound Brook.
Benjamin Lincoln