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gptkbp:instanceOf
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historical figure
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
Second Anglo-Mysore War
Third Anglo-Mysore War
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gptkbp:awards
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Order of the Bath
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gptkbp:born
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December 31, 1738
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gptkbp:burialPlace
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gptkb:All_Saints_Church,_Beechwood
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gptkbp:descendant
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gptkb:Charles_Cornwallis,_2nd_Marquess_Cornwallis
gptkb:William_Cornwallis,_4th_Earl_Cornwallis
gptkb:Frederick_Cornwallis,_3rd_Earl_Cornwallis
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gptkbp:died
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October 5, 1805
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:Eton_College
gptkb:Trinity_College,_Cambridge
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gptkbp:famousQuote
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"The war is over, and I am a prisoner of war."
"I shall never forget the day I surrendered."
I_have_no_doubt_that_the_Americans_will_be_able_to_govern_themselves.
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gptkbp:fullName
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gptkb:Charles_Cornwallis
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gptkbp:governs
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1786-1793
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Lord Cornwallis
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gptkbp:influence
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British_colonial_policy_in_India
Military_strategy_during_the_American_Revolutionary_War
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gptkbp:knownFor
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gptkb:Surrender_at_Yorktown
Establishing_the_Permanent_Settlement_in_India
Reforming_the_British_administration_in_India
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gptkbp:legacy
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Controversial_figure_in_American_history
Respected_figure_in_British_military_history
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gptkbp:militaryRank
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General
Lieutenant General
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gptkbp:notableBattle
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gptkb:Battle_of_Brandywine
gptkb:Battle_of_Camden
Battle of Guilford Courthouse
Siege of Yorktown
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gptkbp:parent
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gptkb:Charles_Cornwallis,_2nd_Marquess_Cornwallis
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gptkbp:politicalAffiliation
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gptkb:Whig_Party
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gptkbp:residence
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gptkb:Cornwallis_House,_India
gptkb:Grosvenor_Square,_London
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gptkbp:role
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gptkb:Governor-General_of_India
British_Army_officer
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gptkbp:serviceYears
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1756-1805
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Lady_Charlotte_Cornwallis
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gptkbp:title
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gptkb:1st_Marquess_Cornwallis
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