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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › William_Cornwallis-WestWilliam Cornwallis-West - Wikipedia

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   William Cornwallis Cornwallis-West VD JP (20 March 1835 – 4 July 1917), was a British landowner, politician for seven years from 1885 and raised the 6th (Ruthin) Denbighshire Rifle Volunteer Corps followed by further ceremonial duties in the wider territorial army in Wales .

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   Daisy, Princess of Pless (Mary Theresa Olivia; née Cornwallis-West; 28 June 1873 – 29 June 1943) was a noted society beauty in the Edwardian period. During her marriage, she was a member of one of the wealthiest European noble families. Daisy and her husband Prince Hans Heinrich XV were the owners of large estates and coal mines in Silesia ...

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   Who was William Cornwallis West?

   • William Cornwallis Cornwallis-West VD JP (20 March 1835 – 4 July 1917), was a British landowner, politician for seven years from 1885 and raised the 6th (Ruthin) Denbighshire Rifle Volunteer Corps followed by further ceremonial duties in the wider territorial army in Wales . He was born William Cornwallis West.

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   Who is Charles Cornwallis?

   • American Revolution Charles Cornwallis is known as one of the best British generals who lost the American colonies. He was sent back to the colonies to serve as a lieutenant-general for the British. A few random facts about Charles Cornwallis are as follows. Charles Cornwallis firmly believed in battle until death.

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   Who was General Cornwallis?

   • General Charles Lord Cornwallis commanded 9,000 seasoned veterans in the twin ports of Yorktown and Gloucester. Offshore, in the Atlantic, a fleet of Royal Navy warships was sailing to the Chesapeake with supplies and reinforcements.

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   Who was Earl Cornwallis and what did he do?

   • When Cornwallis’s father died in 1762, he became the second Earl Cornwallis and took over his father’s seat in the House of Lords. While serving in the House of Lords, Cornwallis disagreed with the severe treatment of the American colonies as laid out by King George III and his prime minister, Lord North.

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4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › William_CornwallisWilliam Cornwallis - Wikipedia

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   William Cornwallis. Admiral Sir William Cornwallis, GCB (10 February 1744 – 5 July 1819) was a Royal Navy officer. He was the brother of Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis, British commander at the siege of Yorktown. Cornwallis took part in a number of decisive battles including the siege of Louisbourg in 1758, when he was 14, and ...

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   William Cornwallis Cornwallis-West VD JP , was a British landowner, politician for seven years from 1885 and raised the 6th Denbighshire Rifle Volunteer Corps followed by further ceremonial duties in the wider territorial army in Wales.

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7. en.wikiversity.org › People › Cornwallis-WestSocial Victorians/People/Cornwallis-West - Wikiversity

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   1897 July 2, Friday, George Cornwallis-West, Miss West (Shelagh Cornwallis-West) and Daisy, Princess of Pless attended the Duchess of Devonshire's fancy-dress ball at Devonshire House. (George Cornwallis-West is #706 in the list of people who were present; Shelagh Cornwallis-West is #227.) 1900 July 28, Jennie, Lady Randolph Churchill and ...

8. www.nga.gov › collection › provenance-infoCornwallis-West, William Cornwallis - National Gallery of Art

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   National Gallery of Art. Cornwallis-West, William Cornwallis. British, 1835 - 1917

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10. www.milfordhistory.org.uk › content › local-historyAdmiral Sir William Cornwallis | People and Families ...

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    George Cornwallis-West, ‘The Life and Letters of Admiral Cornwallis’, 1928, Robert Holden. Andrew Lambert, ‘Cornwallis, Sir William (1744–1819)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, online edn, Jan 2008. John Leyland. ‘Dispatches and Letters Relating to the Blockade of Brest, 1803-1805’ Two volumes, 1899, Navy Records Society.