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Há 3 dias · Other British commanders included Captain Lord Robert Manners of HMS Resolution, Admiral William Cornwallis in command of HMS Canada, and HMS Monarch under the command of Captain Francis Reynolds. Other aristocrats present included Captain Lord Cranstoun, a supernumerary onboard Formidable.
- 9-12 April 1782
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Há 3 dias · In 1801 St Vincent was replaced by Admiral William Cornwallis and the new Prime Minister Henry Addington promoted St Vincent to First Lord of the Admiralty. First Lord of the Admiralty John Jervis 1st Earl of St Vincent, 1806 by Domenico Pellegrini
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
Há 1 dia · King James I. by letters patents, dated December 29, in the - - year of his reign, granted to Sir Cha. Cornwallis this hundred of Happing , during the lives of Charles Cornwallis, Esq. eldest son of Sir William Cornwallis, and Thomas Cornwallis, son of Sir Will. and the life of Tho.
23 de mai. de 2024 · This was to be the beginning of a not entirely happy association, typified perhaps by the company's initial confusion of the ambassador with his elder brother the recusant Sir William Cornwallis. (fn. 31) Salisbury had originally asked the company to inform Cornwallis about the merchants' former legal position in Spain, and to notify him of any complaints sent home by the residents there.
Há 6 dias · Sir William Cornwallis was the eldest son of Sir Thomas Cornwallis, K.G., Comptroller of the Household to Queen Mary. In the year 1591 (10th March) he was elected a Governor of the Grammar School. His father died in 1604.
17 de mai. de 2024 · Charles Cornwallis was a British general during the American Revolution. In 1781 he was defeated by the Continental Army led by George Washington. His defeat and surrender at Yorktown marked the end of the American Revolution.
