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Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis

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British general, colonial official, diplomat

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Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis, KG, PC (31 December 1738 – 5 October 1805) was a British Army officer, Whig politician and colonial administrator. In the United States and the United Kingdom, he is best known as one of the leading British general officers in the American War of Independence. His surrender in 1781 to a combined American and French force at the siege of Yorktown ended significant hostilities in North America. Wikipedia
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis, KG, PC (31 December 1738 – 5 October 1805) was a British Army officer, Whig politician and colonial administrator. In the United States and the United Kingdom, he is best known as one of the leading British general officers in the American War of Independence. His surrender in 1781 to a combined...
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- Born: December 31, 1738, Mayfair, United Kingdom
- Died: October 5, 1805, Ghazipur, India
- Spouse: Jemima Tullekin Jones(m 1768 - 1779)
- Children: Charles Cornwallis, 2nd Marquess Cornwallis, Lady Mary Cornwallis
- Parents: Charles Cornwallis, 1st Earl Cornwallis, Elizabeth Townshend
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