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Admiral Sir William Cornwallis, GCB (10 February 1744 – 5 July 1819) was a Royal Navy officer. He was the brother of Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis, British commander at the siege of Yorktown.
Sir William Cornwallis (c. 1576 – 1 July 1614) was an early English essayist and served as a courtier and member of Parliament. His essays, influenced by the style of Montaigne , rather than that of Francis Bacon , became a model for later English essayists.
British General Charles Cornwallis, the Earl Cornwallis, was appointed in February 1786 to serve as both Commander-in-Chief of British India and Governor of the Presidency of Fort William, also known as the Bengal Presidency.
A biography of the British naval officer who fought in the American War of Independence and the French Revolutionary Wars. Learn about his early career, his commands, his battles, his family and his legacy.
William Cornwallis was knighted during the 1599 Essex expedition to Ireland, and shortly afterward began writing regularly. He wrote poetry and prose, as well as political essays, and became friend with John Donne, and others.
Admiral Sir William Cornwallis, was a Royal Navy officer. He was the brother of Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis, British commander at the siege of Yorktown.
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William Cornwallis, the essayist, eldest son3 of Charles Corn- wallis by his first wife, was born probably about 1579 4 in Norfolk. Little is directly discoverable about his early life and education.
