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Anti-invasion preparations. 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.
United States. The Surrender of Lord Cornwallis is an oil painting by John Trumbull. The painting, which was completed in 1820, now hangs in the rotunda of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. The painting depicts the surrender of British Lieutenant General Charles, Earl Cornwallis at Yorktown, Virginia, on October 19, 1781, ending the ...
The Cornwallis family are an English aristocratic family headed by the Baron Cornwallis. The family was previously headed by the Earls and Marquesses of Cornwallis . Subcategories
history painting. Description. English: This painting depicts the forces of British Major General Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis (1738–1805) (who was not himself present at the surrender), surrendering to French and American forces after the Siege of Yorktown (September 28 – October 19, 1781) during the American Revolutionary War.
Appointed by Court of Directors of the East India Company. Governors-General of the Presidency of Fort William (Bengal), 1773–1833. Warren Hastings (1732–1818) 20 October 1773 [nb 1] 8 February 1785. Regulating Act of 1773. First Rohilla War (1773–1774) Supreme Court of Judicature at Fort William (1774) was established.
King Charles and Queen Camilla didn't have the most straightforward romance, but on April 9, 2005, 35 years after they first met, the royal couple finally tied the knot.For obvious reasons, the ...
Yes, you read that correctly. Once upon a time, in a far away land called England, a young Prince decided to play for the university water polo team and donned a Speedo that was abnormally high up ...
Died. 23 June 1762. ( 1762-06-24) (aged 62) Nationality. British. Spouse. Hon. Elizabeth Townshend (d. 1785) Charles Cornwallis, 1st Earl Cornwallis PC (29 March 1700 – 23 June 1762), styled The Honourable Charles Cornwallis until 1722 and known as The Lord Cornwallis between 1722 and 1753, was a British peer.