Charles Cornwallis
n. First Marquess Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis (1738-1805), British general during the Revolutionary War (surrendered to George Washington at Yorktown in 1781) | ||||
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Charles Cornwallis
Noun
1. commander of the British forces in the American War of Independence; was defeated by American and French troops at Yorktown
(synonym) Cornwallis, First Marquess Cornwallis
(hypernym) peer
Noun
1. commander of the British forces in the American War of Independence; was defeated by American and French troops at Yorktown
(synonym) Cornwallis, First Marquess Cornwallis
(hypernym) peer
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Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis (31 December 1738 – 5 October 1805, in Ghazipur, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India) was a British military commander and colonial governor. In the United States, he is best remembered as a British general in the American Revolutionary War. His 1781 defeat by a combined American-French force at the Siege of Yorktown is generally considered the end of the War, as the bulk of British troops had surrendered with Cornwallis, although minor skirmishes continued for another two years. In India, where he served two terms as Governor-General, he is remembered for promulgating the Permanent Settlement. As Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, he argued for Catholic emancipation.
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