Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis
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Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis
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Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis, KG, PC 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. His surrender in 1781 to a combined American and French force at the siege of Yorktown ended significant hostilities in North America. Cornwallis later served as a civil and military governor in Ireland, where he helped bring abou
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British Army officer (1738–1805)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Cornwallis,_1st_Marquess_Cornwallis
date created:
2002-01-16T03:49:05Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T19:32:15Z
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