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29 de mai. de 2024 · “Return of the killed, wounded, and missing, of the troops under the command of Lieutenant-general Earl Cornwallis, in the battle fought near Camden, South Carolina, on the 16th of August, 1780.
Há 2 dias · William James D.D. 1596–1606. Pres. by queen 8 Apr ... (DCM/C/A/4 pp. 27–8). Became 4th Earl Cornwallis Aug. 1823. D. 20 Jan. 1824 (Gent. Mag. 1824 ...
17 de mai. de 2024 · Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess and 2nd Earl Cornwallis was a British soldier and statesman, probably best known for his defeat at Yorktown, Virginia, in the last important campaign (September 28–October 19, 1781) of the American Revolution. Cornwallis was possibly the most capable British general.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
17 de mai. de 2024 · Their colonel was none other than Charles Cornwallis – famous in America as the man who surrendered at Yorktown. But despite this he was an excellent officer that cared about his men and was determined to forge the 33rd into a unit to be proud of.
Há 3 dias · Robert Douglas, M.P. for Orkney, Colonel, killed at Fontenoy, brother of below), 1741–3; James Douglas, fourteenth Earl of Morton, 1745–6 (but living in France and imprisoned in Bastille, 1746); Henry Pelham, 1762–9; Countess Dowager Cornwallis, widow of first Earl, 1769–84; Captain (later Admiral Sir) William Cornwallis, son of above ...
1 de jun. de 2024 · The Battle of Guilford Courthouse. March 15, 1781 at Guilford County, North Carolina. Following the Battle of Cowpens, Cornwallis was determined to destroy Greene's army. However, the loss of his light infantry at Cowpens led him to burn his supplies so that his army would be nimble enough for pursuit.
Há 3 dias · Tarleton, reinforced by Webster’s 23rd Infantry Regiment, was sent by Gen. Charles Cornwallis to scout the strength of the gathering American militia. Learning of their gathering, Tarleton moved with all haste to the site where about 500 were collected.
