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Charles Cornwallis, 1º Marquês Cornwallis KG (31 de dezembro de 1738 — 5 de outubro de 1805) 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.
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis, KG, PC (31 December 1738 – 5 October 1805) was a British Army officer, Whig politician and colonial administrator. In the United States and the United Kingdom, he is best known as one of the leading British general officers in the American War of Independence.
- 1757–1805
- William Pitt the Younger
27 de out. de 2009 · Learn about the life and career of Charles Cornwallis, a prominent British army officer who fought in the American Revolution. He led successful campaigns in New York and Philadelphia, but was defeated by George Washington at Yorktown in 1781.
4 de abr. 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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1 de jul. de 2019 · Fatos rápidos: Lord Charles Cornwallis. Conhecido Por : Líder militar para os britânicos na Revolução Americana, outras responsabilidades militares para colônias britânicas da Índia e Irlanda. Nascimento : 31 de dezembro de 1738 em Londres, Inglaterra. Pais : Charles, 1º Conde Cornwallis e sua esposa Elizabeth Townshend.
Learn about the life and career of Charles Cornwallis, a British lieutenant general who fought in the Revolutionary War and surrendered at Yorktown. Find out his military achievements, political views, and later roles in India and Ireland.
Learn about the life and career of Charles Cornwallis, who fought in the Seven Years War, the American Revolution, and the Napoleonic Wars. He was a sympathetic ally of the colonists before the war, but a prominent commander who surrendered at Yorktown in 1781.
