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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.
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16 de mai. de 2024 · Ireland. Participants: France. Society of United Irishmen. Key People: Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh. Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess and 2nd Earl Cornwallis. Robert Emmet. Gerard Lake, 1st Viscount Lake. William Henry Cavendish Bentinck, 3rd duke of Portland. (Show more)
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6 de mai. de 2024 · Fought near Greensboro, North Carolina, it was a pyrrhic victory for the British army under Lord Charles Cornwallis, which narrowly defeated Major General Nathanael Greene and the Southern Continental Army at the cost of 25% casualties.
Há 4 dias · These were followed by the deadly Canada under Captain William Cornwallis, HMS Repulse under Captain Thomas Dumaresq, and HMS Ajax under Captain Nicholas Charrington. Each of these fired further upon the hapless and already crippled Glorieux. The Battle of the Saints by Charles Edward Dixon
16 de mai. de 2024 · Charles, 1st Marquess Cornwallis, eldest son of the 1st Earl Cornwallis, was born in 1738. At the age of 18 he was appointed ensign, and in 1758–9 served as aide-de-camp to Granby in Germany, being present at the battle of Minden. In 1761 he was made lieutenant-colonel and saw much active service.
Há 3 dias · Lieut. Gen. Charles Lord Cornwallis; Maj. Gen. Alexander Leslie, second in command. Brig. Gen. Howard, serving as a volunteer. Leslie Division (right wing) 1st Bttn., Guards, Lieut. Col. Chapel Norton; Thomas Baker gives the 1st Bttn., Guards rank and file strength as 200, Lumpkin as 241. 2nd Bttn., 71st Regt., probably Maj. Simon Fraser
Há 4 dias · Charles Cornwallis, 2nd Baron Cornwallis of Eye (1632 – 13 April 1673) was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1660 to 1662 when he inherited the peerage as Baron Cornwallis.
