Cornwallis, Charles, 1st Marquis
Cornwallis, Charles, 1st Marquis (1738–1805) British general, who fought in the War of
INDEPENDENCE at Long Island and
BRANDYWINE. He took command of the southern campaign in 1780, defeating the Americans at
CAMDEN and Guildford Court House, but by his relentless pursuit into the interior he lost contact with Sir Henry Clinton and exhausted his troops. His choice of
YORKTOWN as a base proved disastrous, and he was forced to surrender (1781). Later reinstated, he served as governor-general of Bengal (1786–93, 1805) where he defeated
TIPU SULTAN and his Cornwallis Code reformed land tenure. He was also viceroy of Ireland (1798–1801) and negotiator of the Treaty of Amiens (1802).
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Contract Awards: Regie inter quartier de Macon Wins Contract for Environmental Services (France)
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 8/17/2009; 333 words
; MACON, France, Aug. 17 -- Regie inter quartier de Macon won a contract award for environmental services. Ref...des Quartiers, Attn: M. Philippe Gaillard, Ville de Macon, direction de la Formation, de l animation et des Loisirs...
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DAMN FINE BURGUNDY . . . A REASON TO LINGER ON THE WAY SOUTH; Christopher Hudson went to Macon looking for a house. Sadly, even in this overlooked corner of southern France, property prices were beyond his reach. But he did have a fantastic time...
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 9/21/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...and from the South of France, perhaps stopping off...its biggest town is Macon. Although the TGV stops...Chateaux & Hotels de France (www.chateaux hotels...halfway between Tournus and Macon, in the heart of southern...travelling to the South of France, although our room was...
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Lance Armstrong, Cyclists' Race May Draw Attention to Macon, Ga.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; 1/23/2004; 700+ words
; ...Linda S. Morris, The Macon Telegraph, Ga. Knight...champion of the Tour de France -- will race in the...officials hope will start in Macon. "This is huge for...in before the Tour de France which is held in July, Holm said. Last year, Macon hosted the finish of...
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Macon, Ga., to Host Top German Economic Leader.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; 4/5/2002; 630 words
; ...project Monday during a meeting of the Macon Economic Development Commission. Macon is one of four cities included in...other participating countries are France, Italy and Ireland. Heilbronn dovetails with Macon because it is an automotive and...
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Wine, Etc.: Belgian winemaker shakes up Macon
Newspaper article from: Maryland Gazette; 1/7/2004; ; 700+ words
; The Macon area of France's fabled Burgundy region has never enjoyed...partly because grape growers in the Macon would rather sell their fruit to cooperatives...outstanding wines. Made with chardonnay, the Macon wines rarely rise above mediocrity. We...
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German Development Official Plans to Visit Macon, Ga.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; 4/2/2002; 633 words
; ...project Monday during a meeting of the Macon Economic Development Commission. Macon is one of four cities included in...other participating countries are France, Italy and Ireland. Heilbronn dovetails with Macon because it is an automotive and...
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The `green and fresh' route to Macon
Newspaper article from: New Straits Times; 8/6/2001; 677 words
; ...production is not neglected in France even though she is an industrialised...terrain, it was flat road to Macon. In France, there are more hotels and camping...posing with a Dutch couple in Macon, France on July 4. (Copyright 2001)
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Macon, Ga., Coca-Cola Bottling Workers Await News.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; 7/18/2001; 700+ words
; ...the sales center manager in Macon. "To be honest with you...that they do not know how many Macon workers will face job losses...bottler for Coke in Belgium, France, Great Britain, Luxembourg...Netherlands. To see more of The Macon Telegraph, or to subscribe...
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Flight of the Black Angel Profile of Tuskegee Airman Richard Macon
Newspaper article from: Michigan Citizen; 2/12/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...were killed in action. When Macon was a senior in Miles College...section without a single error. Macon was sworn in on the spot. His...bombers across battle zones in France and Italy. "If you saw a train...ended." On Aug. 12, 1944, Macon and his team got a special assignment...
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MACON STATE COLLEGE STUDENTS HAVE STUDY ABROAD OPPORTUNITIES
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 2/20/2009; 468 words
; ...of study abroad programs for Macon State, invites you to consider...abroad in Europe this summer. Macon State, in conjunction with...as Spain, London, Ireland, France, Germany and Russia. Typically...tastes!) of the culture. Macon State has approved an extensive...
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Nathaniel Macon
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...1828. From 1791 to 1801 Macon vigorously opposed Federalist...the quasi-war with France, and the Alien and Sedition...President was temporary, and Macon remained influential...with Great Britain or France. Although he finally...conscription to prosecute it. Macon fought attempts to ...
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Macon's Bill No. 2
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
MACON'S BILL NO. 2 MACON'S BILL NO. 2, "An Act concerning...the United States and Great Britain and France and their dependencies, and for other...objective was to compel Great Britain and France to stop their restrictions against U...
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War of 1812
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
...introduced by Representative Nathaniel Macon that barred armed vessels of the belligerents...American ports but reopened trade with France and Great Britain. Macon's Bill promised that, if either England or France revoked the blockade, nonintercourse...
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Embargo Act of 1807
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...except with Britain and France. Jefferson reluctantly...pressure on Britain and France. In 1810 it was replaced by Macon's Bill No. 2 (named after Nathaniel Macon), which virtually...with both Britain and France unless one of those...
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Embargo Act
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law
...Continental system that no ally of France or any neutral nation could...neutral in the dispute between France and England. These vindictive...only trade with England and France was proscribed, but the measure...Subsequently, in 1810, Nathaniel Macon proposed a measure, called...
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