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Cornwallis Events in History



1786 Event - Charles Cornwallis appointed governor-general of India

1781 Event - Cornwallis surrenders at Yorktown at 2 PM; Revolutionary War ends

1781 Event - Cornwallis defeated at Yorktown

1781 Event - Americans and French begin siege of Cornwallis at Yorktown; last battle of Revolutionary War

1781 Event - Battle of Virginia Capes, French defeat British, traps Cornwallis

1781 Event - George Washington begins to move his troops south to fight Cornwallis

1781 Event - English army under general Cornwallis occupies Yorktown, Virginia

1738 Birthday - Charles Lord Cornwallis, soldier/statesman "fire when ready Gridley"









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