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Cornwallis, Charles
The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military
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Cornwallis, Charles (1738–1805) commanding general of British forces in the southern campaign in the
Revolutionary War, born in London. He was the 2nd earl Cornwallis, later marquis. In the Revolutionary War, Cornwallis was victorious at
New York and
White Plains (both 1776) but unsuccessful at
Trenton (1776),
Princeton (1777), and
Monmouth (1778). More outstanding as a field commander than as a strategist, he defeated American forces at
Brandywine (1777). Invading South Carolina, he defeated Gen.
Horatio Gates at
Camden (1780); and was defeated in turn by
Nathanael Greene at
Guilford Court House (1781). Ordered by
Henry Clinton to establish a defensive base, he marched into Virginia. Despite reinforcements and fortifications at
Yorktown, Cornwallis was forced to surrender his besieged army to
George Washington (1781), effectively ending the war in America.
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Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
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Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
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Cornwall, Duchy of
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
Cornwall, Duchy of an estate vested in the Prince of Wales, consisting of properties in Cornwall and elsewhere in SW England.
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Barry Cornwall
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Barry Cornwall pseud. of Bryan Waller Procter, 1787-1874, English author. His sentimental songs were much in vogue during his lifetime. Included among Cornwall's longer works are Dramatic Scenes (1819) and Mirandola (1821...
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