Meaning Of The Word Cornwallis
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Cornwallis in American English
Charles1st Marquis Cornwallis 1738-1805; Eng. general & statesman: commanded Brit. forces during American Revolution Cornwallis in British English noun: Charles, 1st Marquis Cornwallis. 1738–1805, British general in the War of American Independence: commanded forces defeated at Yorktown (1781): defeated Tipu Sahib (1791): governor general of Bengal (1786–93, 1805): negotiated the Treaty of Amiens (1801) |
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