Cornwallis was not with is army. Pleading illness, he had sent his men out to surrender with General Charles O'Hara at their head. O'Hara made it obvious that they wished to be regarded as surrendering to the French and not to the Americans. Turning to Lafayette's friend Mathieu Dumas, one of Rochambeau's aides assigned to escort him, O'Hara asked where Rochambeau was. On receiving an answer, he started toward the French general. Both Dumas and Rochambeau reminded O'Hara that Washington was the commander-in-chief of the allied army. O'Hara turned to Washington with much embarrassment in his countenance. Washington indicated that he was to take further orders from General Lincoln, who had had to surrender his own army at Charleston. Lincoln led the British and Hessians through the lines of their conquerors. They kept their eyes turned towards the French ranks, until Lafayette, resenting their studied disregard, ordered his drum-major to strike up 'Yankee Doodle.' The band's blare made them turn their eyes toward his side of the line.