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  1. www.encyclopedia.com › people › historyCharles Cornwallis 1st Marquess Cornwallis | Encyclopedia.com

    18 de mai. de 2018 · Cornwallis, Charles, 1st Marquess (1738–1805) British general and statesman. In 1778 he became second in command of British forces in the American Revolution. His surrender at the Siege of Yorktown (1781) signalled the end of the war. As governor general of India (1786–93, 1805), he reformed the civil service and defeated Tipu Sahib of Mysore.

  2. www.americanrevolution.org › charles-cornwallisCharles Cornwallis Biography & Facts

    Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess, eldest son of Charles, 1st Earl of Cornwallis (1700-1762), was born in 1738. Educated at Eton and Clare College, Cambridge, he entered the army. For some time he was member of parliament for Eye; in 1761 he served a campaign in Germany, and was appointed to a lieutenant-colonelcy in the 12th Foot.

  3. www.wikiwand.com › pt › Charles_Cornwallis,_1Charles Cornwallis, 1.º Marquês Cornwallis - Wikiwand

    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 ...

  4. da.wikipedia.org › wiki › Charles_CornwallisCharles Cornwallis - Wikipedia, den frie encyklopædi

    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.

  5. www.battlefields.org › learn › videosCornwallis: A Great British General | American Battlefield Trust

    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 win hearts and minds in the Southern colonies led directly to the British defeat at Yorktown.

  6. www.dib.ie › biography › cornwallis-charles-a2058Cornwallis, Charles | Dictionary of Irish Biography

    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 ...

  7. pwonlyias.com › upsc-notes › lord-cornwallis-1786-1793Lord Cornwallis (1786–1793) - PWOnlyIAS

    Lord Cornwallis (1786–1793) Sir John Shore: Architect of Stability in British India (1793-1798) Lord Wellesley: Expansion, Wars, and Subsidiary Alliances & Financial Challenges; Ryotwari System: Impact on Farmers and Revenue; Mahalwari System: Land Revenue Impact on Peasants