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Charles Cornwallis. Date of Birth - Death December 31, 1738 - October 5, 1805. Charles Cornwallis was born on New Years’ Eve to an English ruling class family. His father Charles, a Baron, sent Cornwallis to Eton, an exclusive private school, then to a military academy in Turin, Italy. Charles the 5th eventually bought his son an Ensign’s ...
1 de jul. de 2019 · Charles Cornwallis (December 31, 1738–October 5, 1805), was a British peer, a Member of the House of Lords and the 2nd Earl of Cornwallis, who was a trusted member of the English government. Cornwallis was sent to America to manage the military aspects of colonial government, and despite losing there, he was subsequently sent to India and Ireland to do the same.
11 de abr. de 2023 · December 31, 1738–October 5, 1805. Charles Cornwallis was a British soldier and General during the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783). Despite many successes during the war, he was unable to defeat American forces and their French allies, which led to his surrender at Yorktown, Virginia in October 1781. Lord Charles Cornwallis.
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess and 2nd Earl Cornwallis, served as a general in the British Army during the American War for Independence. Cornwallis held commands in the colonies throughout the duration of the war and was frequently George Washington’s battlefield counterpart. He is best known for his surrender at the Siege of Yorktown in 1781, which effectively ended hostilities and led ...
Charles Cornwallis (ur. 31 grudnia 1738 w Grosvenor Square, w Londynie, zm. 5 października 1805 w Ghazipur, Indie Brytyjskie) – brytyjski polityk, gubernator Indii w latach 1782–1782, 1786–1794 i w 1805 roku.
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.
Cornwallis överlåt dock av skam kapitulationsakten till sin vice befälhavare, Charles O'Hara. På William Pitts enträgna begäran lät Cornwallis sig 1786 utnämnas till generalguvernör i Ostindien , där han lyckosamt kämpade mot Tippo Sahib 1790–92 och tvang honom att avträda en stor del av sitt område. 1793 återkom han till Storbritannien och blev upphöjd till markis .
