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Cornwallis, Charles. Cornwallis, Charles (1738–1805), soldier and lord lieutenant of Ireland (1798–1801), was born 31 December 1738 in London, eldest son of Charles (1700–62), 1st Earl Cornwallis , and his wife Elizabeth (d. 1785), daughter of Charles, 2nd Viscount Townshend. Educated at Eton and the military academy of Turin, he was ...
29 de nov. de 2017 · Charles Cornwallis, second earl and first marquess Cornwallis, was born on 31 December 1738 and died on 5 October 1805. He was from a prominent Suffolk family and was educated at Eton and at Clare College, Cambridge. His early military career included service as ensign, 1st Foot Guards; captain, 85th Regiment of Foot; brevet lieutenant-colonel ...
Charles Cornwallis, 1º Marquês Cornwallis KG foi um alto oficial do exército britânico e magistrado colonial. Ele é mais reconhecido nos Estados Unidos e no Reino Unido por seu papel na guerra de independência americana, onde ele comandou os exércitos ingleses durante parte do conflito. Ele se rendeu ao inimigo em 1781 após a fracassada batalha de Yorktown, que encerrou a luta nas ...
Charles Cornwallis, 1. marquess Cornwallis (født 31. december 1738, død 5. oktober 1805) var en engelsk kommandant og koloniguvernør. I USA huskes han mest som britisk general i den amerikanske uafhængighedskrig.
26 de fev. de 2015 · Cornwallis, Charles, 1st Marquis. 1738-1805. Charles Cornwallis was born into old English aristocracy. Educated at Eton, he joined the British army at the age of 18 as an ensign in the Grenadier Guards. Cornwallis differed from many aristocratic officers in the fact that he actually studied military science.
Vida y Biografía de Charles Cornwallis. (Hables Cornwallis, primer marqués de Cornwallis, Londres, 1738-Ghazipur, 1805) Militar y gestor británico. Comandante adjunto en la guerra de América. Dirigió las tropas británicas en la guerra de Yorktown, donde, vencido su ejército, debió rendirse a las tropas francoamericanas.
