Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis
1738 AD – 1805 AD
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 AD
1781 ADCornwallis Surrenders at Yorktown Locked · Opens once we have made this moment and it has been the daily.
Died · 1805 AD
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