I"m Charles Cornwallis was born in London on December 31, 1738. My family was wealthy and had many connections. I obtained my first military commission in 1756 and then went to a military school in Italy. This schooling is what eventually led to my extensive military service for the British Army. The Seven Years" War broke out during my time in Italy. During this time I served in the British Army where I was an aide-de-camp in Germany. I entered the House of Commons in 1760 and two years later, when my father died, I became Earl Cornwallis and was elected to the House of Lords (Summary 1).
Throughout the Revolutionary War and afterwards I had many important achievements. I volunteered for my first military action in 1776 and sailed to America as a Major General. I participated in the Battle of Long Island where I outflanked the Americans and forced them from New York. A few months later I was defeated by Washington, who slipped away after I thought I had successfully trapped him on the Delaware. I regained my reputation, however, at the battles of Brandywine in the fall of 1777, and Monmouth in the summer of 1778 (Cornwallis 818). In 1780 I played a major part in the capturing of Charleston, dealing a great blow to the Americans. In the summer of 1780 my forces again defeated the Americans, another devastating blow to the Americans. Finally, after being forced to retreat to the coast, I surrendered to George Washington's Continental Army in 1781, thus securing victory for the Americans (Summary 5). After the war's conclusion, I returned to England where I was appointed Governor General and Commander in Chief in India. I later became the Viceroy of Ireland and was again elected as Governor General of India (Charles 29-30).
I couldn't have achieved many of these accomplishments without my motivation to become a great war hero back in England. I wanted to establish myself as one of the greatest generals of the time to serve in the British Army.
Adrian Payne The Beginning On December 31, 1738, Charles Cornwallis was born the second Earl Cornwallis, since his father, the fifth Baron Cornwallis, had been rewarded as a Viscount and the first Earl Cornwallis. ... " - Stirling after losing to Cornwallis. ... Cornwallis was pushed back to Brunswick. ... Cornwallis sailed for England once again. ... Cornwallis was denied rei...
Charles Cornwallis, later accused of "losing America," was born in London on December 31, 1738. He was born into a family that had connections and Cornwallis had everything he ever needed. ... He became the 2nd Earl Cornwallis when his father died in 1763. ... Cornwallis then moved up ranking to a lieutenant general and was second in command to Sir Henry Clinton. ... Cornwallis was governor-general of India from 1786 to 1793. ...
Cornwallis and his men learn about this and start to call Benjamin "the ghost." ... This was a very valuable win because they got Cornwallis's diary, officers clothing, and Cornwallis's two dogs. Cornwallis learns about Benjamin and his men but does not know that he is "the ghost." ... The diary of Cornwallis tells Benjamin many things about Cornwallis; it shows Benjamin that Cornwallis thinks that militiamen are stupid and that he is very arrogant. ... The militia knows Cornwallis's weakness because Benjamin read his diary. ...
Cornwallis' intent was to raise a loyalist militia which, supported by British regulars, would take control of the back country. ... By the summer of 1780, British control of South Carolina seemed assured, especially after Cornwallis' defeat of American forces at Camden in August, 1780. Cornwallis was ready to begin his march northward. ... Cornwallis's small force was unable to properly provide a secure environment within which the pacification process could occur. As rebel support grew, Cornwallis's detached and cut off forces became increasingly vulnerable, and ultimate...
Yet, Cornwallis was ordered to remain in "sickly" Yorktown while General Clinton lingered in New York. ... One reason to examine "A View of Cornwallis's Surrender at Yorktown," by Randolph G. ... Germain agreed with Cornwallis (who was supposed to be subordinate to Clinton) and Cornwallis was given extreme autonomy. ... Cornwallis's victories and battles had depleted his own army and done little to affect the colonists. ... While Cornwallis's true motivations are ...
General Charles Cornwallis assumed control of the British forces shortly after the surrender of Charleston. Cornwallis then moved on to achieve victory at Camden, defeating General Horatio Gates, who had won a name for himself at the battle of Saratoga. ... Cornwallis moved through the tidewater region in the summer of 1781 and was reinforced by forces from Benedict Arnold. ... The British realized too late the American and French strategy, and by the time the British General Cornwallis received word he was surrounded. General Cornwallis Surrendered to the Americans at Yorktown in October of ...
Cornwallis was born into new British nobility and spent all his younger years in noble circles. ... As far as the movie goes, Cornwallis was not as old as he is portrayed in the movie. ... Cornwallis mentored Lt. ... Cornwallis was meticulous and his plan for movement of his forces was as depicted in the movie. ... It goes beyond that of Cornwallis being his commanding officer. ...
The surrender of Cornwallis effectively ended the war. ... British political leaders had great faith in Charles, Earl Cornwallis. Charles was the eldest son of the first Earl Cornwallis, and heralded from an aristocratic British family. ... To Cornwallis, his family was his regiment, and his army. Sir Henry Clinton personally welcomed Cornwallis upon his arrival in America. ...
"It was the French fleet-ironically, the same one defeated by the British under Admiral Rodney the next year in the West Indies-that bottled up Cornwallis at Yorktown. ... Tavington executes wounded rivals, he is called to account by Cornwallis who states, "You serve me and the manner in which you serve me reflects upon me". The sin of pride ultimately undoes Cornwallis. ... Benjamin puts himself at risk when he visits Cornwallis to plea for the lives of innocent women and children. ...
