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Noun

1. charles cornwallis, cornwallis, first marquess cornwallis

commander of the British forces in the American War of Independence; was defeated by American and French troops at Yorktown (1738-1805)

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Charles, 1st Marquis Cornwallis. 1738–1805, British general in the War of American Independence: commanded forces defeated at Yorktown (1781): defeated Tipu Sahib (1791): governor general of Bengal (1786–93, 1805): negotiated the Treaty of Amiens (1801)

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Cornwallis

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Charles1st Marquis Cornwallis 1738-1805; Eng. general & statesman: commanded Brit. forces during American Revolution

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Cornwallis

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British military leader who commanded forces in the Carolinas and Virginia during the American Revolution. His surrender at Yorktown in 1781 signaled the eventual defeat of Britain.

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