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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:historical_figure
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Battle_of_the_Southern_Dunes
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gptkbp:appointed_by
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gptkb:Governor-General_of_India_in_1786
British forces in the Southern Campaign
Commander of the British Army in America
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gptkbp:associated_with
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gptkb:Treaty_of_Amiens
gptkb:Treaty_of_Paris_1783
gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
gptkb:British_Parliament
gptkb:British_East_India_Company
gptkb:Battle_of_Buxar
gptkb:Battle_of_Assaye
gptkb:First_Anglo-Maratha_War
gptkb:Battle_of_Plassey
gptkb:Second_Anglo-Mysore_War
British colonial administration
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Order
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gptkbp:birth_date
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1738-12-31
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gptkbp:birth_place
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gptkb:London,_England
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gptkbp:born
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gptkb:Borough
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:Charles_Cornwallis,_2nd_Earl_Cornwallis
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gptkbp:collects
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gptkb:Charleston,_South_Carolina
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gptkbp:commanded
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gptkb:British_forces
British forces in the American Revolutionary War
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:the_American_Revolutionary_War
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gptkbp:constructed_in
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British military strategy
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gptkbp:death_date
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1805-10-05
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gptkbp:death_place
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gptkb:Ghaziabad,_India
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gptkbp:defeated
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gptkb:Yorktown
gptkb:the_Battle_of_Yorktown
October 19, 1781
French and American forces
returned to Britain
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gptkbp:descendant
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an aristocratic family
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gptkbp:died_in
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1823
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:Eton_College
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gptkbp:education_institution
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gptkb:Eton_College
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gptkbp:full_name
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gptkb:Charles_Cornwallis
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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British General Cornwallis
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gptkbp:influenced
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British military strategy
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:William_Pitt_the_Elder
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gptkbp:is_criticized_for
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his tactics at Yorktown
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gptkbp:is_involved_in
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gptkb:Battle_of_Germantown
gptkb:Battle_of_Brandywine
gptkb:Battle_of_Camden
gptkb:Battle_of_Guilford_Courthouse
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gptkbp:is_known_for
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his military strategies
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gptkbp:is_opposed_by
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gptkb:George_Washington
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gptkbp:key_figures
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British military leadership
British military operations in America
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gptkbp:key_people
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the British strategy in America
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gptkbp:known_for
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surrender at Yorktown
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gptkbp:leadership
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the Siege of Yorktown
the American colonies
surrendered to American forces.
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gptkbp:led_to
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gptkb:Siege_of_Yorktown
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gptkbp:legacy
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Cornwallis's name is associated with several locations in the United States and India.
Cornwallis is remembered as a key figure in British military history.
Cornwallis's reforms in India laid the groundwork for British governance.
Cornwallis's actions influenced future British military engagements.
Cornwallis's surrender marked the end of major hostilities in the American Revolutionary War.
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gptkbp:members
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gptkb:British_Parliament
gptkb:the_House_of_Lords
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gptkbp:military_branch
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the 18th century
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gptkbp:military_rank
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gptkb:military_officer
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gptkbp:military_strategy
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suppress the American Revolution
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gptkbp:negotiated_by
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gptkb:Treaty_of_Paris
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gptkbp:notable_allies
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gptkb:the_American_Revolution
the late 18th century
the American revolutionaries
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gptkbp:notable_battle
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gptkb:Siege_of_Yorktown
gptkb:Battle_of_Germantown
gptkb:Battle_of_Brandywine
gptkb:Battle_of_Monmouth
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gptkbp:notable_character
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gptkb:Politician
gptkb:the_American_Revolutionary_War
surrender at Yorktown
the British defeat at Yorktown
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gptkbp:notable_figures
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British military history
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
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gptkbp:political_position
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gptkb:military_unit
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:Lord_Cornwallis
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gptkbp:rank
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gptkb:military_officer
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gptkbp:served_in
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gptkb:Politician
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gptkbp:service_years
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1756-1805
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gptkbp:spouse
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Elizabeth Cornwallis
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gptkbp:succeeded_by
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gptkb:General_Henry_Clinton
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Henry_Seymour_Conway
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gptkbp:superintendent
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gptkb:India
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gptkbp:was_a_proponent_of
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the use of loyalists in the war
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