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In February 1786, Cornwallis became the governor-general and commander-in-chief in India, where he passed several reforms. His army suppressed the then-ruler of Mysore, Tipu Sultan, in the Third Anglo-Mysore War (1789 to 1792). Cornwallis was awarded with the honorary title of “Marquess” in 1792.
Charles Cornwallis, 3rd Baron Cornwallis PC (28 December 1655 – 29 April 1698) [1] was a British politician who served as First Lord of the Admiralty and Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk, in which capacity he personally served as Colonel of the Suffolk Militia Horse in 1692. [2] He succeeded his father Charles Cornwallis, 2nd Baron Cornwallis as ...
30 de nov. de 2022 · Earl Cornwallis was a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1753 for Charles Cornwallis, 5th Baron Cornwallis. The second Earl was created Marquess Cornwallis but this title became extinct in 1823, while the earldom and its subsidiary titles became extinct in 1852 (the barony was recreated in the 20th century).
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis (December 31, 1738 – October 5, 1805) was a British military commander and colonial governor. In the United States, he is best remembered as a British general in the American War of Independence. As a member of the House of Lords he had supported most of the colonialists demands, but as a senior ...
18 de mai. de 2018 · Cornwallis, Charles, 1st Marquess (1738–1805) British general and statesman. In 1778 he became second in command of British forces in the American Revolution. His surrender at the Siege of Yorktown (1781) signalled the end of the war. As governor general of India (1786–93, 1805), he reformed the civil service and defeated Tipu Sahib of Mysore.
22 de out. de 2023 · Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis KG, PC (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 the United Kingdom he is best re
Charles Cornwallis succeeded his father as 2nd Earl Cornwallis in 1762. He became 1st Marquess Cornwallis in 1792. During the American War of Independence (1775-1783) he served as a senior officer in the British Army, ultimately becoming second-in-command to Sir Henry Clinton; he led British forces to their defeat at Yorktown in October 1781.
