Charles Cornwallis, 8th Viscount Cornwallis

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Nobleman
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Order_of_the_Bath
gptkb:Order_of_St_Michael_and_St_George
gptkbp:born December 31, 1738
gptkbp:descendant gptkb:Charles_Cornwallis,_10th_Viscount_Cornwallis
gptkb:Charles_Cornwallis,_11th_Viscount_Cornwallis
gptkb:Charles_Cornwallis,_13th_Viscount_Cornwallis
gptkb:Charles_Cornwallis,_14th_Viscount_Cornwallis
gptkb:Charles_Cornwallis,_15th_Viscount_Cornwallis
gptkb:Charles_Cornwallis,_17th_Viscount_Cornwallis
gptkb:Charles_Cornwallis,_18th_Viscount_Cornwallis
gptkb:Charles_Cornwallis,_19th_Viscount_Cornwallis
gptkb:Charles_Cornwallis,_9th_Viscount_Cornwallis
Charles Cornwallis, 12th Viscount Cornwallis
Charles Cornwallis, 16th Viscount Cornwallis
Charles Cornwallis, 20th Viscount Cornwallis
gptkbp:died October 5, 1805
gptkbp:education gptkb:Eton_College
gptkb:Trinity_College,_Cambridge
gptkbp:governor gptkb:Governor
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Charles Cornwallis, 8th Viscount Cornwallis
gptkbp:influenced British military strategy
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:William_Pitt_the_Elder
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:military_leadership
gptkb:Surrender_at_Yorktown
Reforms in India
Political administration in India
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Siege_of_Yorktown
gptkb:Battle_of_Brandywine
gptkb:Battle_of_Camden
gptkb:Battle_of_Guilford_Courthouse
gptkb:Battle_of_Monmouth
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Charles_Cornwallis,_9th_Viscount_Cornwallis
gptkbp:political_party gptkb:Whig_Party
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Warren_Hastings
gptkbp:residence gptkb:India
gptkb:Cornwallis_House,_London
gptkb:Bermuda
gptkbp:role gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:Commander-in-Chief_of_the_British_forces_in_the_American_Revolutionary_War
gptkb:Governor
gptkbp:spouse Elizabeth Cornwallis
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Richard_Wellesley,_1st_Marquess_Wellesley
gptkbp:title gptkb:Viscount_Cornwallis
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Charles_Cornwallis
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5