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.

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.

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