[DOC] [TLE] Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis - Wikipedia [PAR] Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis KG, PC (31 December 1738  5 
October 1805), ... He also served as a civil and military governor in Ireland and 
India; in both places he ... Upon his father's death in 1762 he became Earl 
Cornwallis and entered the .... On September 29, 1775 he was promoted to major 
general. [DOC] [TLE] Thomas Gage - Wikipedia [PAR] Thomas Gage (10 March 1718/19  2 April 1787) was a British general, best 
known for his many years of service in North America, including his role as 
military commander in the early days of the American Revolution. ... In 1750, 
Gage became engaged to a "lady of rank and fortune, whom he persuaded to 
yield her hand in... [DOC] [TLE] Charles Cornwallis - American Revolution - HISTORY.com [PAR] Henry Clinton, he moved his forces to Virginia, where he was defeated at the ... 
He became major general in 1775, served under Sir Henry Clinton during ... 
Cornwallis again thought of moving north to cut American supplies and drive ... 
governor-general and commander in chief in India in 1786, a post he held until 
1794. [DOC] [TLE] Charles Cornwallis | History | Yorktown Chronicles [PAR] General Cornwallis went on to serve as governor in Ireland and India, where he 
... At first, he served as a staff officer for Lord Granby, but ascended quickly to 
become a ... What was Lord Cornwallis' role in the American Revolution? ... A 
group of Cornwallis' army also was defeated at the Battle of Cowpens in January 
1781. [DOC] [TLE] Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess and 2nd Earl Cornwallis | British ... [PAR] British soldier and statesman, probably best known for his defeat at Yorktown, ... 
campaign (September 28October 19, 1781) of the American Revolution.... ... He 
was reappointed governor-general of India in 1805 but died shortly after his 
arrival. ... Charles Cornwallis, also known as Lord Cornwallis, became famous for 
his... [DOC] [TLE] Governors-general - 2 | Britannica.com [PAR] Results 1 - 81 of 81 ... He became the first viceroy of India in 1858 and played an important part ... 
probably best known for his defeat at Yorktown, Virginia, in the last important ... in 
the American Revolutionary War who later served as governor-general of ... the 
creator both of the map of modern India, through his conquests and... [DOC] [TLE] Washington and the French & Indian War  George Washington's ... [PAR] For Washington the French and Indian War started in late 1753, when he was ... 
In 1752 France sent the Marquis de Duquesne to be the governor-general of 
Canada and to ... through the Privy Council, to stop French incursions into the 
Ohio Valley. .... It became apparent that Washington's troops did not have the 
energy or... [DOC] [TLE] George Washington: The Commander In Chief - USHistory.org [PAR] Without General Washington at its head it could never have succeeded. ... the 
wary methods of Indian warfare, and the difficulties of travel through ... It then 
became necessary to give that body a leader  a commander in chief to handle 
it. .... He, therefore, endeavored at all times to defeat the attempts to get his Army 
as a... [DOC] [TLE] Key Figures of the American Revolution: The British and Loyalists [PAR] John Surman Carden later became an admiral and wrote a memoir which 
included ... and Prince Edward Island, though his influence did little outside 
Quebec. ... Defeat failed to stymie the Earl's career and he went on to serve as 
Governor .... of the French and Indian War and a British general in American 
Revolution most... [DOC] [TLE] Revolutionary War - Gen. Cornwallis [PAR] Lieutenant General Lord Charles Cornwallis 1st Marquis, Governor-General of 
India, ... the Seven-Year War (what we Americans call the French and Indian war)
. ... heir, he now became Earl Cornwallis and took his seat in the House of Lords. 
... On Christmas Day General Washington's defeated army had just stormed and
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Question: Though defeated in the Revolution, he went on to become Governor-Gen. of India
Answer: (Charles) Cornwallis