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Charles Cornwallis. 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 ...
Charles Cornwallis, 1. Marquess Cornwallis, als Ritter des Hosenbandordens (1798) Charles Cornwallis, 1. Marquess Cornwallis KG (* 31. Dezember 1738 in Grosvenor Square, London; † 5. Oktober 1805 in Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh) war ein britischer General im Amerikanischen Unabhängigkeitskrieg, der später auch als Generalgouverneur von Indien ...
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess and 2nd Earl Cornwallis, served as a general in the British army during the American Revolution. Cornwallis held commands throughout the the war, serving in campaigns in New York, Philadelphia, and notably commanding the southern theater in the field after Clinton's depature in June 1780. Best known for his surrender at the Siege of Yorktown in 1781, which ...
Lord Charles Cornwallis, son of the English Baron of Eye, attended the famous Eton preparatory school and then a military academy in Italy. King Charles V bought his commission as an officer—that’s how it was done in those days, though not usually paid for by the king! He fought in Germany during the Seven Years’ War, known here as the ...
8 de dez. de 2022 · Who was Charles Cornwallis, Britain’s commander of the Southern Armies in the Revolutionary War? A respected and long serving general, his doomed attempts to...
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Charles Cornwallis, 1:e markis Cornwallis, född 31 december 1738 i Mayfair i London, död 5 oktober 1805 i nuvarande Ghazipur i Uttar Pradesh, Indien, var en brittisk aristokrat, ämbetsman och yrkesmilitär ( general) i Storbritanniens armé .
Charles Cornwallis was sympathetic to American views during pre-war political disputes in Parliament but became one of the most prominent British generals during the War for Independence. He is known for his surrender at Yorktown, Virginia, in October 1781 after allowing his army to become trapped there. His surrender was catastrophic for British hopes to retain the colonies and brought down ...
