Who was General Cornwallis?

Answer 1

Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis (31 December 1738 - 5 October 1805) was a British military commander and colonial governor. In the United States, he is best remembered as one of the leading British generals in the American Revolutionary War. His 1781 defeat by a combined American-French force at the Siege of Yorktown is generally considered the end of the war, as the bulk of British troops surrendered with Cornwallis; minor skirmishes continued for two more years. In India, where he served two terms as governor general, he is remembered for promulgating the Permanent Settlement. As Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, he argued for Catholic emancipation.
In the American Revolutionary War, he was a British General. He lead in many wars at that time, but is most known for surrendering in Battle of Yorktown. This was one of the final battles of the Rev. War, thus Gen. Cornwallis let the Americans win due to this surrender.

Answer 2

He was an influential member of the British Parliament. Lord Charles Cornwallis opposed nearly all of the British policies that led to the American Revolution. However, he was a loyal solider and well connected. He'd been in the army since he was eighteen, and had fought in Germany during the Seven Years War. When the call to serve in the Revolution came in 1775, he accepted a military command as a major general and fought through much of the American Revolution.

Eventually, Lord Charles Cornwallis was in command of the British southern army in Yorktown. His forces were under siege by George Washington's troops on the land side and cut off from retreat or resupply by the French navy on the seaward side. Facing annihilation he surrendered his army at Yorktown, which brought a close to the war a few months later.

Answer 3

Lord Cornwallis was a British General during the Revolutionary War. He was the General who surrendered at Yorktown, which marked the last major battle of the War.

Answer 4

He went onto the peninsula of Yorktown and got stuck there. The Royal Navy could of picked him up but he didn't and the patriots set up cannons all around the harbor and blocked the entrance!