Cornwallis

GPTKB entity

Statements (94)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_leadership
gptkb:Person
gptkb:historical_figure
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Dutch_East_India_Company
gptkb:American_colonies
gptkb:British_Empire
gptkb:India
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Order_of_the_Bath
gptkbp:birth_date 1738-12-31
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:England
gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:born 1738-12-31
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Ghazipur,_India
gptkbp:children gptkb:Charles_Cornwallis,_2nd_Marquess_Cornwallis
gptkb:3
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:British_forces_in_America
British forces in the Southern Campaign
gptkbp:contribution gptkb:Treaty_of_Paris_1783
gptkbp:date_of_birth December 31, 1738
gptkbp:death_date 1805-10-05
October 5, 1805
gptkbp:death_place gptkb:India
gptkbp:died 1805-10-05
gptkbp:education gptkb:Eton_College
gptkb:Trinity_College,_Cambridge
gptkbp:fought_against against the Continental Army
gptkbp:full_name gptkb:Charles_Cornwallis
gptkb:Charles_Cornwallis,_1st_Marquess_Cornwallis
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cornwallis
gptkbp:influence gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
British colonial policy in India
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:William_Howe
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:Surrender_at_Yorktown
gptkbp:legacy Controversial military leader
British military leadership
Cornwallis' surrender marked the end of major fighting in the American Revolutionary War.
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:military_rank gptkb:Brigadier_General
gptkb:General
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Yorktown
gptkb:Siege_of_Yorktown
gptkb:Battle_of_Guilford_Courthouse
gptkbp:notable_character gptkb:Commander-in-Chief_of_British_forces_in_America
gptkb:Governor
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Battle_of_the_Chesapeake
gptkb:Battle_of_Yorktown
gptkb:Battle_of_Germantown
gptkb:Battle_of_Brandywine
gptkb:Siege_of_Charleston
gptkb:Battle_of_Camden
gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Washington
gptkb:Battle_of_Long_Island
gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Lee
gptkb:Battle_of_Brooklyn_Heights
gptkb:Battle_of_White_Plains
gptkb:Battle_of_Eutaw_Springs
gptkb:Battle_of_Princeton
gptkb:Battle_of_Cowpens
gptkb:Battle_of_King's_Mountain
gptkb:Battle_of_Monmouth
gptkb:Battle_of_Tretton
gptkbp:notable_for gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
surrender at Yorktown
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:military_officer
gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Charles_Cornwallis,_4th_Baron_Cornwallis
gptkb:Charles_Cornwallis,_5th_Baron_Cornwallis
Elizabeth Cornwallis
gptkbp:place_of_birth gptkb:London
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Ghaziabad
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Clinton
gptkb:Henry_Seymour_Conway
gptkbp:rank gptkb:General
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:American_Revolution
gptkbp:role gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:served_as gptkb:Governor
gptkbp:service_years 1756-1805
gptkbp:significant_event gptkb:Siege_of_Yorktown
gptkb:Third_Anglo-Mysore_War
gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
gptkb:Battle_of_Assaye
gptkb:Second_Anglo-Mysore_War
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Charlotte_Cornwallis
Elizabeth Cornwallis
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Charles_Cornwallis
gptkbp:title gptkb:1st_Marquess_Cornwallis
gptkb:Marquess_Cornwallis
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Frieze_of_American_History
gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
gptkb:Great_Britain
gptkb:Continental_Army
gptkb:Yorktown
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4