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Lieutenant General Charles Cornwallis: [Watching the Continental Army routed at Camden] These rustics are so inept. Nearly takes the honor out of victory... nearly.
- Gen. Lord Charles Cornwallis: Their names and ranks? - Benjamin Martin: They refuse to give me their names, but the ranks are nine lieutenants, five captains, three majors, and one very fat colonel who called me a... "cheeky fellow".
Aug 21, 2024 · Lieutenant General Cornwallis: I-I hold eighteen criminals under sentence of death, but I hold no prisoners of war. Benjamin Martin : If that's your position, eighteen of your officers will have to die.
Biography. Lord Cornwallis | PBS. During the American Revolution, Lord Charles Cornwallis commanded British troops in the southern states. This is especially interesting and ironic...
Excerpt. At Yorktown, Virginia, General Lord Charles Cornwallis sent Washington a letter asking for terms of surrender on October 17, 1781. General Washington acknowledged the letter that day, writing, “My Lord: I have had the Honor of receiving Your Lordship’s Letter of this Date.
As October began, General Charles Cornwallis and his army of 8000 redcoats and Hessians knew they were in deep trouble. In late August, after a summer filled with conflicting instructions, they had been ordered to establish a naval base on the Chesapeake.
Nov 21, 2023 · In the United States, Charles Cornwallis is perhaps best known for his failure to win the Revolutionary War for Britain, and his eventual surrender at Yorktown. However, Charles Cornwallis,...
