What is Charles Cornwallis?
[[File:CharlesCornwallis.jpeg|thumb|right|Charles Cornwallis]] Lord '''Charles Cornwallis''' (31 December 1738 {{ndash}} 5 October 1805) was a [[British]] [[General officer|general]] and colonial [[governor]]. He is best known for leading the [[British]] forces in the [[American Revolution]]. His parents were Elizabeth, and Charles Cornwallis, 1st Earl Cornwallis. Cornwallis moved to the [[13 colonies]] in [[North America]] in 1776 to try to control the rebelling colonies. He fought at the [[Battle of Princeton]]. [[George Washington]] led the [[United States|Americans]] in that battle. Later, Cornwallis led British forces through [[North Carolina]] and [[South Carolina]], where he fought against American forces under [[Nathanael Greene]]. In [[October]] [[1781]], Cornwallis's forces surrendered to George Washington at the [[Siege of Yorktown|Battle of Yorktown]], ending the American Revolution. In 1786 Cornwallis was appointed [[Governor-General]] of the British [[colony]] of [[India]]. From 1798 to 1801 Cornwallis was Lord Lieutenant and Commander in Chief of Ireland. He died in 1805 because of a [[fever]]. {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Cornwallis, Charles}} [[Category:1738 births]] [[Category:1805 deaths]] [[Category:People from London]] [[Category:British in the American Revolutionary War]] [[Category:British Earls]] [[Category:British Marquesses]] [[Category:Governors-General of India]] [[Category:Lord-lieutenants]]