Cornwallis

[ kawrn-waw-lis, -wol-is ]

/ kɔrnˈwɔ lɪs, -ˈwɒl ɪs /

noun

Charles, 1st Marquis,1738–1805, British general and statesman: surrendered to Washington at Yorktown, Virginia, October 19, 1781.

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Examples from the Web for cornwallis

The British still held New York when Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown in October 1781.
Is This the Tavern Where Washington Drank After Beating the British?|William Bryk|November 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST
After all, Cornwallis' surrender only deprived Britain of 8,000 of its 42,000 troops in North America (p. 74).
How Do You Defeat an Invisible Army?|Justin Green|February 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Cornwallis himself remained in Yorktown, pleading indisposition but perhaps unable to face the triumph of revolution.
Washington in Victory|Piers Brendon|October 10, 2008|DAILY BEAST
Cornwallis is preparing for such possibility, else why is he fortifying this unimportant point so carefully.
The Minute Boys of York Town|James Otis

Hearing of which, Colonel Cornwallis and incipient Halifax are much at a loss.
History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XVI. (of XXI.)|Thomas Carlyle
Cornwallis surrendered his whole army, over seven thousand soldiers, October 19, 1781.
Famous American Statesmen|Sarah Knowles Bolton
But the relations between Ingle and Cornwallis are rather perplexing.
Captain Richard Ingle|Edward Ingle
The battle of Yorktown followed, as you know, and Cornwallis and his army were made prisoners.
The Go Ahead Boys and the Mysterious Old House|Ross Kay

British Dictionary definitions for cornwallis

Cornwallis

/ (kɔːnˈwɒlɪs) /

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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