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Overview Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis (31 December 1738 – 5 October 1805) was a British military commander and colonial governor. In the United States, he is best remembered as one of the leading British generals in the American Revolutionary War. His 1781 defeat by a combined American-French force at the Siege of Yorktown is
The union was, by all accounts, happy. They settled in Culford, Suffolk, where their children, Mary (28 June 1769 – 17 July 1840), and Charles Cornwallis, 2nd Marquess Cornwallis (19 October 1774 – 9 August 1823) were born. Jemima died on 14 April 1779. [11] American War of Independence
British general, colonial official, diplomat (1738–1805) Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis Q164723)
Fiennes Cornwallis, 3rd Baron Cornwallis. Frederick Cornwallis, 1st Baron Cornwallis. James Cornwallis, 4th Earl Cornwallis. James Mann, 5th Earl Cornwallis. Wykeham Cornwallis, 2nd Baron Cornwallis. Categories: Barons in the Peerage of England. Barons in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. Cornwallis family.
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis, KG (31 December 1738 – 5 October 1805) was a British army officer and colonial administrator. In the United States and Britain, he is best remembered as one of the leading generals in the American War of Independence. His 1781 surrender to a combined American-French force at the Siege of Yorktown is often incorrectly considered the end of the war ...
Cornwallis in India. British General Charles Cornwallis, the Earl Cornwallis, was appointed in February 1786 to serve as both Commander-in-Chief of British India and Governor of the Presidency of Fort William, also known as the Bengal Presidency. He oversaw the consolidation of British control over much of peninsular India, setting the stage ...
26 de abr. de 2022 · Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis KG (31 December 1738 – 5 October 1805), styled Viscount Brome between 1753 and 1762 and known as The Earl Cornwallis between 1762 and 1792, was a British Army officer and colonial administrator. In the United States and United Kingdom he is best remembered as one of the leading British generals in ...
