Charles second Earl of Cornwallis

Standard Name: Cornwallis, Charles,,, second Earl of
Used Form: Lord Cornwallis

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Publishing Ellis Cornelia Knight
In addition to novels, ECK also wrote poetry. An eight-page pamphlet of her verse was printed by Bondoni in Parma in 1793, presenting her Lines Address'd To Victory in Consequence of the Success of Lord Cornwallis

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16 August 1780: Lord Cornwallis inflicted the most crushing...

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16 August 1780

Lord Cornwallis inflicted the most crushing defeat suffered by the Americans in a major battle of the Revolutionary war.
Coakley, Robert, and Stetson Conn. The War of the American Revolution. Center of Military History, 1975.
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19 October 1781: A British force of about 10,000 under Cornwallis...

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19 October 1781

A British force of about 10,000 under Cornwallis surrendered to American and French forces at Yorktown, Virginia.
Coakley, Robert, and Stetson Conn. The War of the American Revolution. Center of Military History, 1975.
132

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