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gptkbp:instanceOf
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Earl
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gptkbp:awards
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Order of the Bath
Order of St. Patrick
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gptkbp:birthDate
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1738-12-31
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gptkbp:birthPlace
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gptkb:London,_England
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gptkbp:deathDate
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1805-10-05
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gptkbp:deathPlace
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Ghaziabad, India
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gptkbp:descendant
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gptkb:Charles_Cornwallis,_2nd_Earl_Cornwallis
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:Eton_College
gptkb:Trinity_College,_Cambridge
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Charles Cornwallis, 1st Earl Cornwallis
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gptkbp:influence
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gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
British_colonial_policy_in_India
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:William_Pitt_the_Elder
gptkb:George_III_of_the_United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:knownFor
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gptkb:Surrender_at_Yorktown
Reforming_the_East_India_Company
Establishing_British_rule_in_India
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gptkbp:militaryService
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gptkb:British_Army
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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gptkb:Governor-General_of_India
gptkb:Commander-in-Chief_of_the_British_forces_in_the_American_Revolutionary_War
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gptkbp:occupation
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Military officer
Politician
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gptkbp:parent
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gptkb:Charles_Cornwallis,_2nd_Baron_Cornwallis
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gptkbp:politicalParty
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gptkb:Whig_Party
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:Warren_Hastings
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:Colonial_India
gptkb:British_Empire
gptkb:British_nobility
American_history
British_military_history
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gptkbp:residence
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gptkb:London,_England
gptkb:Calcutta,_India
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gptkbp:serviceYears
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1756-1805
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Elizabeth_Cornwallis
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Richard_Wellesley,_1st_Marquess_Wellesley
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gptkbp:title
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gptkb:Earl_Cornwallis
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