Charles Cornwallis, 1st Viscount Cornwallis

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:East_India_Company
gptkb:American_Revolution
gptkb:British_Parliament
gptkb:Battle_of_Brandywine
gptkb:Battle_of_Camden
Battle of Guilford Courthouse
Treaty of Paris 1783
Siege of Yorktown
Second Anglo-Mysore War
Treaty of Amiens
First Anglo-Maratha War
British_colonial_administration
gptkbp:awards Order of the Bath
Order of St. Patrick
gptkbp:birthDate 1738-12-31
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:children gptkb:Charles_Cornwallis,_2nd_Marquess_Cornwallis
gptkbp:deathDate 1805-10-05
gptkbp:deathPlace Ghaziabad, India
gptkbp:education gptkb:Eton_College
gptkb:Trinity_College,_Cambridge
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Charles Cornwallis, 1st Viscount Cornwallis
gptkbp:influence American_Revolutionary_War_strategy
British_colonial_policy_in_India
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:George_Washington
gptkb:Lord_North
gptkb:William_Pitt_the_Elder
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Surrender_at_Yorktown
Establishing_civil_administration_in_India
Reforming_the_East_India_Company
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:nickname The Earl Cornwallis
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Governor-General_of_India
gptkb:British_forces_during_the_American_Revolutionary_War
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Charles_Cornwallis,_2nd_Baron_Cornwallis
gptkb:Elizabeth_Cornwallis
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:St._John's_Church,_Ghaziabad
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation gptkb:Whig_Party
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Lord_Wellesley
gptkbp:rank General
gptkbp:relatedTo Cornwallis_family
gptkbp:retired gptkb:Governor-General_of_India
gptkbp:serviceYears 1756–1805
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Lady_Charlotte_Cornwallis
gptkbp:successor Lord Minto
gptkbp:title 1st Viscount Cornwallis