Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Charles_Cornwallis%2C_1st_Marquess_Cornwallis

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instance_of	gptkb:British_Army gptkb:Politician
gptkbp:awards	gptkb:Order_of_the_Bath gptkb:Knight_of_the_Garter gptkb:Order_of_St_Michael_and_St_George
gptkbp:birth_date	1738-12-31
gptkbp:birth_place	gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:children	gptkb:Charles_Cornwallis,_2nd_Marquess_Cornwallis
gptkbp:death_date	1805-10-05
gptkbp:death_place	gptkb:Ghaziabad,_India
gptkbp:education	gptkb:Eton_College gptkb:Trinity_College,_Cambridge
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis
gptkbp:influenced	British colonial policy
gptkbp:influenced_by	gptkb:William_Pitt_the_Elder
gptkbp:known_for	gptkb:Surrender_at_Yorktown Reforms in India
gptkbp:military_branch	gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:notable_character	gptkb:Governor Commander-in-Chief of the British Army in India
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:Warren_Hastings
gptkbp:rank	gptkb:General
gptkbp:related_to	gptkb:Cornwallis_family
gptkbp:resigned	gptkb:Governor
gptkbp:service_years	1756-1805
gptkbp:significant_event	gptkb:Siege_of_Louisbourg gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Ticonderoga gptkb:Battle_of_the_Chesapeake gptkb:Siege_of_Fort_Ticonderoga gptkb:Siege_of_Fort_Edward gptkb:Siege_of_Fort_Oswego gptkb:Siege_of_Yorktown gptkb:Battle_of_the_Plains_of_Abraham gptkb:Siege_of_Fort_Crown_Point gptkb:Battle_of_Brandywine gptkb:Battle_of_Camden gptkb:Siege_of_Fort_William_Henry gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Washington gptkb:Battle_of_Bunker_Hill gptkb:Battle_of_Long_Island gptkb:Siege_of_Fort_George gptkb:Battle_of_White_Plains gptkb:Battle_of_Eutaw_Springs gptkb:Battle_of_Guilford_Courthouse gptkb:Siege_of_Montreal gptkb:Battle_of_Cowpens gptkb:Battle_of_King's_Mountain gptkb:Battle_of_Monmouth gptkb:Siege_of_Fort_Niagara gptkb:Siege_of_Quebec Capture of Delhi Capture of Fort St. George
gptkbp:spouse	Elizabeth Cornwallis
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Lord_Wellesley
gptkbp:title	gptkb:Marquess_Cornwallis
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:French_and_Indian_War
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4