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4 days ago · Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis KG (31 December 1738 – 5 October 1805), styled Viscount Brome between 1753 and 1762 and known as The Earl Cornwallis between 1762 and 1792, was a British Army officer and colonial administrator.
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- London, Middlesex, England (United Kingdom)
- Jemima Tullekin Cornwallis
- December 31, 1738
5 days ago · After a series of reverses and the depletion of his forces’ strength, the British commander in the southern colonies, General Lord Cornwallis, moved his army from Wilmington, North Carolina, eastward to Petersburg, Virginia, on the Atlantic coast, in May 1781.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Jun 6, 2024 · Illustration. British General Charles O'Hara (Cornwallis' second-in-command) surrenders to General Benjamin Lincoln after the Siege of Yorktown (28 September to 19 October 1781); George Washington is depicted beneath the American flag. Oil on canvas painting by John Trumbull, 1820.
Jun 10, 2024 · Cornwallis attempted to beat the Patriots at their own game by raising Tory militias, sparking a bloody South Carolinian civil war. But the strength of these Tory militias was broken at the Battle of Kings Mountain (7 October 1780).
Jun 15, 2024 · Charles, 1st Marquess Cornwallis, eldest son of the 1st Earl Cornwallis, was born in 1738. At the age of 18 he was appointed ensign, and in 1758–9 served as aide-de-camp to Granby in Germany, being present at the battle of Minden. In 1761 he was made lieutenant-colonel and saw much active service.
6 days ago · On April 13, under the command of Cornwallis, 4,000 British and Hessian troops were used in a 4-pronged surprise attack against the garrison at Bound Brook.
Jun 22, 2024 · Charles Douglas, third Duke of Queensberry, 1724–78; John Gay, c. 1729–32; Henry Bayly, afterwards Paget, first Earl of Uxbridge, 1789–1812; Henry William Paget, first Marquess of Anglesey, 1812–54; Mewès and Davis, architects, 1935 to date.
