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Spencer Westover Mrs. Cygan History paper 07 October, 2015 LT. General Charles Cornwallis Lt. General Charles Cornwallis was the viceroy of Ireland, the constable of the London Tower, the governor/ general of India, the second Earl in the house of Lords, and he was given the title Marques. Those are just some of his many titles. Cornwallis was a military leader under the command of major General Clinton. Charles was defeated at Yorktown which ended the fighting for the revolutionary war. But let's talk about the what led him to being an amazing military leader and to the defeat at Yorktown. Cornwallis was born on December 31, New Year's Eve, in the year of 1738 on Grosvenor square, London U.K. Charles had five older siblings, all were girls. Cornwallis was taught in formal and military education. Like all nobility, Charles went to Eton College. Later, he finished his formal education at Cambridge University. Later, he was enrolled and went to the Turin military academy. Soon he joined the Grenadier Guards, which is the first British regiment of foot. He was deployed to Germany during the Seven Years War which is also called the French and Indian War. Cornwallis was a genius. During this war is when people took notice of his amazing military skill. In that time he married his wife Jemima. They had two kids whose names were Charles and Mary. …show more content…

He later was deployed to the colonies. Charles was a part of the battle for New York and the battle of Brandywine. Gen. Clinton and Gen. Cornwallis were not the best of friends, Cornwallis considered himself Clinton's successor, and Clinton would criticize when Cornwallis lost a battle. After the battle of Monmouth, Charles requested that he be sent home so he could care for his dying wife in England. Not long after he arrived, his wife died. This affected Cornwallis significantly in his military career. Charles was now fully dedicated to

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