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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.
Hon. Sir William Cornwallis 1744-1819. He was born in Suffolk on 20 February 1744, the fourth son of Charles, 1st Earl and 5th Lord Cornwallis, and of his wife, Elizabeth, the daughter of Viscount Townshend.
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.
Cornwallis rose steadily through the ranks of the Royal Navy, reaching his peak command by the early 1800s when he was appointed Admiral of the Channel Fleet. One of his first duties was masterminding the Blockade of the port of Brest.
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.
William Cornwallis, né le 10 février 1744 et mort le 5 juillet 1819, est un amiral britannique de la Royal Navy. Biographie. William Cornwallis est né le 10 février 1744. Son père est Charles Cornwallis (1er comte Cornwallis) et sa mère Elizabeth, est la fille de Charles Townshend (2e vicomte Townshend).
