Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 218 years ago |
Date of birth | December 31,1738 |
Zodiac sign | Capricorn |
Born | Mayfair |
London | |
United Kingdom | |
Date of died | October 5,1805 |
Died | Ghazipur |
India | |
Buried | The Tomb of Lord Cornwallis, Ghazipur, India |
Spouse | Jemima Tullikens |
Battles and wars | Seven Years' War |
American Revolutionary War | |
Third Anglo-Mysore War | |
Irish Rebellion of 1798 | |
Job | Army officer |
Politician | |
Diplomat | |
Education | Military Academy of Modena |
Clare College, University of Cambridge | |
Turin Military Academy | |
Eton College | |
Full name | Charles Edward Cornwallis V |
Place of burial | Lord Cornwallis Tomb, Ghazipur, India |
Children | Charles Cornwallis, 2nd Marquess Cornwallis |
Lady Mary Cornwallis | |
Previous position | Governor-General of India (1805–1805) |
Parents | Charles Cornwallis, 1st Earl Cornwallis |
Elizabeth Townshend | |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 1601211 |
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis Life story
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis, KG, PC 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.