Charles Cornwallis

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Charles Cornwallis was a British Army general and colonial administrator best known for his pivotal role in the American Revolutionary War, particularly his surrender at Yorktown in 1781.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army officer ⓘ
colonial administrator ⓘ
general ⓘ
human ⓘ
nobleman ⓘ
allegiance Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
birthCountry Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
birthDate 1738-12-31 ⓘ
birthPlace London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
causeOfDeath fever ⓘ
child Charles Cornwallis, 2nd Marquess Cornwallis ⓘ
citizenship Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
commanded British forces in the Southern Theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
deathCountry British India ⓘ
deathDate 1805-10-05 ⓘ
deathPlace Ghaziabad ⓘ
education Clare College, Cambridge ⓘ
Eton College ⓘ
familyName Cornwallis ⓘ
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father Charles Cornwallis, 1st Earl Cornwallis ⓘ
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fullName Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis ⓘ
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givenName Charles ⓘ
heldPosition Commander-in-Chief, India ⓘ
Governor-General of Bengal ⓘ
Governor-General of India ⓘ
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland ⓘ
honorificTitle 1st Marquess Cornwallis ⓘ
Earl Cornwallis ⓘ
introducedPolicy Cornwallis Code in India ⓘ
memberOf House of Lords ⓘ
militaryBranch British Army ⓘ
militaryRank General ⓘ
mother Elizabeth Townshend ⓘ
notableFor role in the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
surrender at Yorktown in 1781 ⓘ
opposed excessive corruption in East India Company administration ⓘ
participatedIn American Revolutionary War ⓘ
Seven Years' War ⓘ
Third Anglo-Mysore War ⓘ
peerageTitle Earl Cornwallis ⓘ
Marquess Cornwallis ⓘ
reformed civil service in British India ⓘ
judicial system in British India ⓘ
revenue administration in British India ⓘ
religion Anglicanism ⓘ
linked to: Anglican Communion
signed Treaty of Seringapatam ⓘ
spouse Jemima Tullekin Jones ⓘ
surrenderDate 1781-10-19 ⓘ
surrenderedTo Comte de Rochambeau ⓘ
George Washington ⓘ
surrenderEvent Siege of Yorktown ⓘ

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American Revolutionary War → commander → Charles Cornwallis ⓘ
Indian Civil Service → notableMember → Cornwallis ⓘ
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New York and New Jersey campaign → commander → Charles Cornwallis ⓘ
British East India Company → notableGovernorGeneral → Lord Cornwallis ⓘ
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Charles Cornwallis → fullName → Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis ⓘ
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Charles Cornwallis → familyName → Cornwallis ⓘ
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Charles Cornwallis → father → Charles Cornwallis, 1st Earl Cornwallis ⓘ
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Battle of Monmouth → commander → Charles Cornwallis ⓘ
Siege of Yorktown → commander → Charles Cornwallis ⓘ
Clare College, Cambridge → hasNotableAlumni → Charles Cornwallis ⓘ
Bengal Presidency → significantPerson → Lord Cornwallis ⓘ
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Battle of Brandywine → commander → Charles Cornwallis ⓘ
Battle of Germantown → commander → Charles Cornwallis ⓘ
Banastre Tarleton → servedUnder → Charles Cornwallis ⓘ
Battle of Princeton → commander → Charles Cornwallis ⓘ
Battle of Princeton → notableCommanderBritish → Charles Cornwallis ⓘ
Yorktown → commandedBy → Charles Cornwallis ⓘ
Siege of Charleston → commander → Lord Charles Cornwallis ⓘ
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Battle of Camden → commander → Charles Cornwallis ⓘ
Battle of Camden → BritishCommander → Charles Cornwallis ⓘ
Battle of Long Island → commander → Charles Cornwallis ⓘ
Company rule in India → notableLeader → Lord Cornwallis ⓘ
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Third Anglo-Mysore War → opposingCommander → Charles Cornwallis ⓘ
Third Anglo-Mysore War → opposingCommander → Lord Cornwallis ⓘ
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Third Anglo-Mysore War → notableFigure → Charles Cornwallis ⓘ
Battle of Assunpink Creek → commander → Charles Cornwallis ⓘ
Governor-General of Bengal → officeHolder → Lord Cornwallis ⓘ
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Cornwallis Code → namedAfter → Charles Cornwallis ⓘ
subject linked to: Cornwallis Code in India
Cornwallis Code → author → Charles Cornwallis ⓘ
subject linked to: Cornwallis Code in India
Cornwallis Code → draftedBy → Charles Cornwallis ⓘ
subject linked to: Cornwallis Code in India
Treaty of Seringapatam → negotiatedBy → Lord Cornwallis ⓘ
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Treaty of Seringapatam → relatedTo → Lord Cornwallis ⓘ
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Elizabeth Townshend → child → Charles Cornwallis ⓘ
Elizabeth Townshend → motherOf → Charles Cornwallis ⓘ
Elizabeth Townshend → notableRelative → Charles Cornwallis ⓘ
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis → familyName → Cornwallis ⓘ
subject linked to: 1st Marquess Cornwallis
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Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis → father → Charles Cornwallis, 1st Earl Cornwallis ⓘ
subject linked to: 1st Marquess Cornwallis
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Storming of Redoubt 9 → opposingCommander → Charles Cornwallis ⓘ
subject linked to: storming of Redoubt 9
British Army under Cornwallis → commander → Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis ⓘ
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Jemima Tullekin Jones → spouse → Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis ⓘ
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Permanent Settlement of Bengal → introducedBy → Lord Cornwallis ⓘ
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Permanent Settlement of Bengal → influencedBy → Charles Cornwallis ⓘ
Forage War → combatantCommander → Charles Cornwallis ⓘ