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    Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis

    British general, colonial official, diplomat

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  1. Apr 16, 2024 · Article. by Harrison W. Mark. published on 16 April 2024. The Battle of Camden (16 August 1780) was a major battle of the southern theater of the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783). It saw a British army under Lord Charles Cornwallis decisively defeat an American force under General Horatio Gates, thereby securing British control of South ...

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    May 2, 2024 · The Battle of Camden. Camden was Lt. Gen. Charles Cornwallis's most important interior garrison and logistical supply depot. Camden was a small but strategically located crossroads town by the Wateree River and Catawba Indian Trail and was about 115 miles northwest of Charleston. Cornwallis was left with the task of capturing the rest of South ...

  3. 6 days ago · As the foraging strategy did not prove to be successful, Gen. Lord William Howe and Gen. Lord Charles Cornwallis decided to take the American outpost at Bound Brook. On April 13, under the command of Cornwallis, 4,000 British and Hessian troops were used in a 4-pronged surprise attack against the garrison at Bound Brook. Two groups moved north ...

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  5. 5 days ago · On November 20, Gen. William Howe ordered Gen. Lord Charles Cornwallis to capture Fort Lee. The plan was to trap the American army between the Hackensack River and the Hudson River. With a force of 4,000-6,000 British soldiers, Cornwallis crossed the Hudson River in a rainstorm and landed about 6 miles north of the fort and marched south.

  6. Apr 23, 2024 · With his back to the York River, British General Lord Charles Cornwallis intended to refit and resupply his 9,000-man army in the fall of 1781. Sensing an opportunity, George Washington and his French ally, the Comte de Rochambeau, moved their force of almost 20,000 men south to Virginia.

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