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Charles Cornwallis, 1.er marqués de Cornwallis, KG ( Grosvenor Square, Londres, 31 de diciembre de 1738 - Gauspur, Ghazipur, India, 5 de octubre de 1805) fue un militar y gobernador colonial inglés.
- Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis
27 de oct. de 2009 · Charles Cornwallis was a British army officer who served as a general during the Revolutionary War (also known as the American Revolution). He led British forces to success in New York and...
4 de abr. de 2024 · Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess and 2nd Earl Cornwallis was a British soldier and statesman, probably best known for his defeat at Yorktown, Virginia, in the last important campaign (September 28–October 19, 1781) of the American Revolution. Cornwallis was possibly the most capable British general
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11 de abr. de 2023 · Charles Cornwallis was a British soldier and General during the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783). Despite many successes during the war, he was unable to defeat American forces and their French allies, which led to his surrender at Yorktown, Virginia in October 1781.
- Randal Rust
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.
- 1757–1805
- William Pitt the Younger
Rev War | Biography. Charles Cornwallis. Public Domain. Title Lieutenant General, Earl Cornwallis. War & Affiliation Revolutionary War / British. Date of Birth - Death December 31, 1738 - October 5, 1805. Charles Cornwallis was born on New Years’ Eve to an English ruling class family.
17 de nov. de 2020 · Publicado el 17 noviembre, 2020. Historia Mundial. Los ingredientes de un general. Charles Cornwallis nació en 1738 en Grosvenor Square en Londres. Era el hijo mayor de una familia aristocrática muy distinguida. Fue educado en Eton y Cambridge College. En 1757, se le encargó un alférez en el ejército.
