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Cornwallis was exchanged for Henry Laurens in May 1782. Several years later, in 1786, he accepted the position of the first Governor-General of India, was elevated to 1st Marquess Cornwallis in 1793, and then in 1797 appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. He effectively suppressed an Irish rebellion that had French support. He was asked to ...
Shelburne asked Cornwallis if he wanted to go to India as governor general, an idea Cornwallis viewed with favour, as it provided employment without risking his parole status. However, Shelburne was a weak leader, and was turned out of power in early 1783, replaced by a coalition government dominated by men Cornwallis (and King George ) disliked, Charles James Fox and Lord North .
1. Feb. 2024 · Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis (1738-1805), British military officer best known for leading British forces during the American Revolutionary War and for surrendering at the Siege of Yorktown. Portrait by John Singleton Copley, c. 1795. Guildhall Art Gallery, London.
CORNWALLIS, CHARLES CORNWALLIS, 1st Marquess (1738–1805), eldest son of Charles, 1st earl of Cornwallis (1700–1762), was born on the 31st of December 1738. Having been educated at Eton and Clare College, Cambridge, he entered the army. For some time he was member of parliament for Eye; in 1761 he served a campaign in Germany, and was gazetted to a lieutenant-colonelcy in the 12th Foot. In ...
Charles Cornwallis, I marchese Cornwallis (Londra, 31 dicembre 1738 – Ghazipur, 5 ottobre 1805), è stato un generale, nobile e politico britannico.. Ufficiale del British Army preparato e capace, dimostrò buone qualità di comando durante la guerra d'indipendenza americana dove peraltro, dopo una serie di brillanti vittorie soprattutto negli Stati meridionali degli Stati Uniti, finì per ...
Marquess Cornwallis, als Ritter des Hosenbandordens (1798) Charles Cornwallis, 1. Marquess Cornwallis KG (* 31. Dezember 1738 in Grosvenor Square, London; † 5. Oktober 1805 in Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh) war ein britischer General im Amerikanischen Unabhängigkeitskrieg, der später auch als Generalgouverneur von Indien diente.
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