Charles Cornwallis By:Katie Schuckers
Charles Cornwallis lived a wonderful life living an amazing 67 productive years. He was born in 1783 and then died in 1805.Cornwallis first went to training camp at Turin then, Some of the very first military experience he had was in the seven years' war. He was commissioned in the British army as a ensign in Germany. Then, during the 1760's to the 1770's Cornwallis spoke out against the repressive tax policies Britain wanted America to do. Then in 1766 he voted against the Declamatory act because he was sympathetic of the American colonists. Even though Cornwallis did not like the measures that started the whole American Revaluation, he stood there proudly and accepted his duty of becoming in command of North America as a major general. During the American revaluation he served with distinction. In 1776 he aided the British win at the Battle of long island on August 27th and 28th,1776. Cornwallis can proudly take all the glory for the British victory at Brandywine, Pennsylvania on September 11th,1777. Then, Cornwallis led the British troops to Philadelphia on September 28th of that same year. After a short visit to England back to become second in command to sir Henry Clinton. Then he later went back to England to hi ill wife, who later died in 1779. In Cornwalliss' later life, in 1785 he then became the Envoy to the Court of Fredrick, The great of Prussia. Then, from 1786 to 1793 he was the General/Governor on India, he much later Died in India at Ghazipur on October 5th,1805. Charles Cornwallis had a major and good effect on the British nation. Lets just say he did his part! Websites:
http://www.americanrevwar.homestead.com/files/CORN.HTM
http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1304.html
http://jrshelby.com/kimocowp/cornwal.htm
http://www.nndb.com/people/922/000049775/
2007-11-29
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