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Cornwallis överlåt dock av skam kapitulationsakten till sin vice befälhavare, Charles O'Hara. På William Pitts enträgna begäran lät Cornwallis sig 1786 utnämnas till generalguvernör i Ostindien , där han lyckosamt kämpade mot Tippo Sahib 1790–92 och tvang honom att avträda en stor del av sitt område. 1793 återkom han till Storbritannien och blev upphöjd till markis .
查尔斯·康沃利斯，第一代康沃利斯侯爵，KG，PC（Charles Cornwallis,1st Marquess Cornwallis，1738年12月31日－1805年10月5日），又译康华里和康华利等，英国军人、殖民地官员及政治家。1738年12月31日生于英国伦敦，早年曾参与七年战争，1776年前往北美参加美国独立战争，1778年起出任北美英军副总司令，1780年 ...
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess and 2nd Earl Cornwallis, served as a general in the British army during the American Revolution. Cornwallis held commands throughout the the war, serving in campaigns in New York, Philadelphia, and notably commanding the southern theater in the field after Clinton's depature in June 1780.
14 de feb. de 2020 · Lord Charles Cornwallis was born to an Earl, in London, in the year 1738. He began his militia career in 1756. Later he was elected to the House of Commons, and soon to follow he became Earl Cornwallis in his father’s place, upon which he entered into the House of Lords. While he was in the House of Lords, he stood up for the American Colonies.
2 de mar. de 2022 · Charles Cornwallis was a leading figure in late eighteenth-century Great Britain. His career spanned the American War of Independence, Irish Union, the French Revolutionary Wars and the building of the second British Empire in India. Focusing on the first part of his new major biography, Richard Middleton offers insight into Cornwallis’ time in America and […]
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess, eldest son of Charles, 1st Earl of Cornwallis (1700-1762), was born in 1738. Educated at Eton and Clare College, Cambridge, he entered the army. For some time he was member of parliament for Eye; in 1761 he served a campaign in Germany, and was appointed to a lieutenant-colonelcy in the 12th Foot.
29 de nov. de 2017 · Charles Cornwallis, second earl and first marquess Cornwallis, was born on 31 December 1738 and died on 5 October 1805. He was from a prominent Suffolk family and was educated at Eton and at Clare College, Cambridge. His early military career included service as ensign, 1st Foot Guards; captain, 85th Regiment of Foot; brevet lieutenant-colonel ...
