Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis
1738 CE – 1805 CE
General Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis (31 December 1738 – 5 October 1805) was a British Army officer, Whig politician and colonial administrator. In the United States and United Kingdom, he is best known as one of the leading British general officers in the American War of Independence. His surrender in 1781 to a combined Franco-American force at the siege of Yorktown ended significant hostilities in North America.
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Born · 1738 CE
1781 CECornwallis Surrenders At YorktownThe Siege of Yorktown, also known as the Battle of Yorktown and the surrender at Yorktown, took place in 1781 and was the final major land engagement of…
Died · 1805 CE
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George Washington
Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette
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François Joseph Paul de Grasse