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This portrait is thought to be a copy of the miniature painted for his son Charles, the 2nd marquess, by William Grimaldi (1751-1830), and sent to India on 31 May 1810: ‘A large miniature of the late General Marquess Cornwallis, 100 guineas’ as noted in Grimaldi’s accounts. The artist painted a duplicate for himself.
Cornwallis steht für: Earl Cornwallis, britische Adelsfamilie. Cornwallis ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Charles Cornwallis, 1. Marquess Cornwallis (1738–1805), britischer General und Vizekönig von Indien. Edward Cornwallis (1713–1776), britischer Armeeoffizier, Kolonialgouverneur und Politiker. Fiennes Cornwallis, 3.
Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess côrnwälˈĭs , 1738–1805, English general and statesman. He was commissioned an ensign in the British army in 1756 and saw service in Europe in the Seven Years War. As a member of Parliament (which he entered in 1760), he opposed the tax measures that helped bring on the
Charles Cornwallis, 1º Marquês Cornwallis KG (31 de dezembro de 1738 — 5 de outubro de 1805) foi um alto oficial do exército britânico e magistrado colonial. Ele é mais reconhecido nos Estados Unidos e no Reino Unido por seu papel na guerra de independência americana , onde ele comandou os exércitos ingleses durante parte do conflito.
Date of Birth - Death December 31, 1738 - October 5, 1805. Charles Cornwallis was born on New Years’ Eve to an English ruling class family. His father Charles, a Baron, sent Cornwallis to Eton, an exclusive private school, then to a military academy in Turin, Italy. Charles the 5th eventually bought his son an Ensign’s commission in the 1st ...
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess and 2nd Earl Cornwallis, Viscount Brome, Baron Cornwallis of Eye, had a long and distinguished career as a soldier and officer of the Crown. Although Earl Cornwallis sided with the American colonists on all the major issues of the day from his seat in the House of Lords, during the American Revolution Major ...
Charles Cornwallis. Charles Cornwallis, 1añ markiz Cornwallis, ezel eus ar Most Noble Order of the Garter hag eus Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, ganet d'an 31 a viz Kerzu 1738 e Londrez (Grosvenor Square) hag aet da anaon d'ar 5 a viz Here 1805 en India, Beskont Brome etre 1753 ha 1762, anavezet evel ar c'hont Cornwallis etre 1762 ha 1792, a oa un ofiser e lu Rouantelezh Breizh ...
