General Lord Cornwallis

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:historical_figure
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:Kingdom_of_Great_Britain
gptkbp:awards gptkb:church
gptkb:Knight_of_the_Garter
gptkb:Order
gptkbp:birth_date 1738-12-31
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:children gptkb:Charles_Cornwallis
gptkbp:contribution Education reforms in India
Judicial reforms in India
Military reforms in India
Land revenue system in India
Establishment of civil service in India
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 General Lord Cornwallis
gptkbp:influenced British colonial policy in India
British military strategy in America
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:George_III
gptkb:William_Pitt_the_Elder
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:Surrender_at_Yorktown
Reforms in India
gptkbp:legacy Controversial figure in American Revolutionary War
Influence on British colonial governance
gptkbp:military_rank gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Earl_Cornwallis
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Yorktown
gptkb:Siege_of_Yorktown
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Charles_Cornwallis,_1st_Earl_Cornwallis
Elizabeth Cornwallis
gptkbp:political_party gptkb:Whig_Party
gptkbp:position gptkb:government_agency
gptkb:Lord_Lieutenant_of_Ireland
gptkb:Politician
Governor of Bengal
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Warren_Hastings
gptkbp:rank gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:role gptkb:Politician
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:service_years 1756-1805
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Charlotte_Cornwallis
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Sir_John_Shore
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Battle_of_Brandywine
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5