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Name: Charles Cornwallis
Variant Name: Cornwallis, 1st Marquess
Birth Date: 1738
Death Date: 1805
Place of Birth: England
Place of Death: Bengal, India
Nationality: English
Gender: Male
Occupations: statesman, soldier

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Biography of Charles Cornwallis
1,042 words, approx. 4 pages
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis (1738-1805), was a British soldier and statesman. Although remembered best because of his defeat at Yorktown in the American Revolution, Cornwallis was more often successful in his military activities in...


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Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess and 2nd Earl
155 words, approx. 1 pages
(born Dec. 31, 1738, London, Eng.—died Oct. 5, 1805, Ghazipur, India) British soldier and statesman. In 1780, during the American Revolution, he was appointed British commander in the American South. He defeated Horatio Gates at Camden, S.C.,...
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Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis Information
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Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis (31 December 1738 – 5 October 1805) was a British military commander and colonial governor. In the United States, he is best remembered as one of the primary British generals in the American...


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The Spectator
Cornwall
07/16/2005: 519 words, approx. 2 pages
Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley - well, actually things became a blur of delights once my snoring conscience crossed the Tamar but it was Cornwall without doubt As Daphne du Maurier knew, there is no better place for thoughts to roam,...
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In Tintagel, where King Arthur was conceived, a fierce, pagan beauty still rules the high seas and ancient stone circles Storm-wracked hair enveloping sweaters and flowing coats have a medievalar. Chloe's white cotton T-shirt with cheesecloth overlay, at select Chloe stores, chloe.com,...
 


 

Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis

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