See also:

• CHARLES
• CHARLES (1270-1325)
• CHARLES (1421-1461)
• CHARLES (1525-1574)
• CHARLES (c. 1319-1364)
• CHARLES (Fr. Charles; Span. Carlos; Ital. Carlo; Ger. Karl; derived from O.H.G. Charal,latinized as Carolus, meaning originally " man ": cf. Mod.Ger., Kerl," fellow," A.S. ceorl, Mod. Eng. " churl ")
• CHARLES (KARL EITEL ZEPHYRIN LUDWIG; in Rum. CAROL)
• CHARLES [KARL ALEXANDER] (1712-1780)
• CHARLES, ELIZABETH (1828-1896)
• CHARLES, JACQUES ALEXANDRE CESAR (1746-1823)
• CHARLES, THOMAS (1755-1814)

CHARLES See also:

• CHARLES CORNWALLIS CORNWALLIS
• CORNWALLIS, SIR WILLIAM (1744-1819)

CORNWALLIS CORNWALLIS  , 1st See also:

• MARQUESS (1760-1842)
• MARQUESS, or MARQUIS (Fr. marquis, Ital. marchese; from med. Lat. marchio, marchisus, i.e. comes marchiae, " count of the March ")

MARQUESS (1738-1805), eldest son of Cnarles, 1st See also:

• EARL

earl of See also:

• CORNWALLIS, CHARLES CORNWALLIS
• CORNWALLIS, SIR WILLIAM (1744-1819)

Cornwallis (1700-1762), was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born on the 31st of See also:

• DECEMBER (Lat. decent, ten)

December 1738 . Having been educated at See also:

• ETON

Eton and See also:

• CLARE
• CLARE, JOHN (1793-1864)
• CLARE, JOHN FITZGIBBON, 1ST EARL OF (1749-1802)

Clare See also:

• COLLEGE (Collegium)

College, See also:

• CAMBRIDGE
• CAMBRIDGE, EARLS AND DUKES OF
• CAMBRIDGE, RICHARD OWEN (1717-1802)

Cambridge, he entered the See also:

• ARMY
• ARMY (from Fr. armee, Lat. armata)

army . For some See also:

• TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
• TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
• TIME, STANDARD

time he was member of See also:

• PARLIAMENT (Anglo-Lat. parliamentum, Fr. parlement, from parler, to speak)

parliament for See also:

• EYE
• EYE (O. Eng. edge, Ger. Auge; derived from an Indo-European root also seen in Lat. oc-ulus, the organ of vision (q.v.)

Eye; in 1761 he served a See also:

• CAMPAIGN

campaign in See also:

• GERMANY
• GERMANY (Ger. Deutschland)

Germany, and was gazetted to a See also:

• LIEUTENANT

lieutenant-colonelcy in the 12th See also:

• FOOT

Foot . In 1762 he succeeded to the earldom and estates of his See also:

• FATHER

father; in 1765 he was made aide-de-See also:

• CAMP (from Lat. campus, field)

camp to the See also:

• KING
• KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
• KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
• KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
• KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
• KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
• KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
• KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
• KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
• KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
• KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
• KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)

king and See also:

• GENTLEMAN (from Lat. gentilis, " belonging to a race or gens," and " man "; Fr. gentilhomme, Span. gentil hombre, Ital. gentil huomo, in its original and strict signification, a term denoting a man of good family, the Lat. generosus (its invariable transl

gentleman of the bedchamber; in 1766 he obtained a colonelcy in the 33rd Foot; and in 1770 he was appointed See also:

• GOVERNOR (from the Fr. gouverneur, from gouverner, O. Fr. governer, Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, to direct, guide)

governor of the See also:

• TOWER (Lat. turris; Fr. tour, clocker; Ital. torre; Ger. Thurm)

Tower . In public See also:

• LIFE

life he was distinguished by See also:

• INDEPENDENCE
• INDEPENDENCE, DECLARATION OF
• INDEPENDENCE, WAR OF

independence of See also:

• CHARACTER (Gr. xapareri7p, from xap&crew, to scratch)

character and inflexible integrity; he voted without regard to party, and opposed the ministerial See also:

• ACTION

action against Wilkes and in the See also:

• CASE
• CASE, JOHN (d. 1600)

case of the See also:

• AMERICAN

American colonies . But when the American See also:

• WAR
• WAR (O. Eng. werre, Fr. guerre, of Teutonic origin; cf. O.H.G. werran, to confound)

War of Independence See also:

• BROKE, or BROOKE, ARTHUR (d. 1563)
• BROKE, SIR PHILIP BOWES VERE, BART

broke out, he accompanied his See also:

• REGIMENT (from Late Latin regimentum, rule, regere, to rule, govern, direct)

regiment across the See also:

• ATLANTIC

Atlantic, and served not without success as See also:

• MAJOR
• MAJOR (Lat. for " greater ")
• MAJOR (or MAIR), JOHN (1470-1550)

major-See also:

• GENERAL
• GENERAL (Lat. generalis, of or relating to a genus, kind or class)

general . In 178o he was appointed to command the See also:

• BRITISH

British forces in See also:

• SOUTH
• SOUTH, ROBERT (1634–1716)

South Carolina, and in the same See also:

• YEAR

year he routed See also:

• GATES, HORATIO (1728-1806)

Gates at See also:

• CAMDEN
• CAMDEN, CHARLES PRATT, 1ST EARL (1714-1794)
• CAMDEN, JOHN JEFFREYS PRATT, 2ND EARL
• CAMDEN, WILLIAM (1551-1623)

Camden . In 1781 he defeated See also:

• GREENE, GEORGE WASHINGTON (1811-1883)
• GREENE, MAURICE (1695-1755)
• GREENE, NATHANAEL (1742-1786)
• GREENE, ROBERT (c. 1560-1592)

Greene at See also:

• GUILFORD
• GUILFORD, BARONS AND EARLS OF

Guilford See also:

• COURT
• COURT (from the O. Fr. court, Late Lat. cortis, curtis, a popular form of class. Lat. cohors, gen. cohortis; the mod. Fr. form tour is due to the influence of the Lat. curia, the word used in medieval documents to translate " court " in the feudal sense)
• COURT, ANTOINE (1696-176o)

Court See also:

• HOUSE
• HOUSE (O. Eng. hiss, a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Dut. huis, Ger. Haus; in Gothic it is only found in gudhiss, a temple; it may be ultimately connected with the root of " hide," conceal)

House, and made a destructive See also:

• RAID

raid into See also:

• VIRGINIA
• VIRGINIA, or VERGINIA
• VIRGINIA, UNIVERSITY OF

Virginia; but he was besieged at See also:

• YORKTOWN

Yorktown by See also:

• FRENCH
• FRENCH, DANIEL CHESTER (1850– )
• FRENCH, NICHOLAS (1604-1678)

French and American armies and a French See also:

• FLEET

fleet, and was forced to capitulate on the 19th of See also:

• OCTOBER

October 1781 . With him See also:

• FELL
• FELL, JOHN (1625-1686)

fell the See also:

• ENGLISH

English cause in the See also:

• UNITED

United States . He not only escaped censure, however, but in 1786 received a vacant Garter, and was appointed governor-general of See also:

• INDIA
• INDIA, FRENCH

India and See also:

• COMMANDER

commander-in-See also:

• CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief in See also:

• BENGAL
• BENGAL, BAY OF

Bengal . As an See also:

• ADMINISTRATOR

administrator he projected many reforms, but he was interrupted in his See also:

• WORK

work by the See also:

• QUARREL

quarrel with Tippoo See also:

• SAHIB

Sahib . In 1791 he assumed in See also:

• PERSON, OFFENCES AGAINST THE

person the conduct of the war and captured See also:

• BANGALORE

Bangalore; and in 1792 he laid See also:

• SIEGE (0. Fr. sege, siege, mod. siege, seat, ultimately from sedere, to sit, cf. Class. Lat. obsidium, a siege)

siege to See also:

• SERINGAPATAM, or SRIRANGAPATANA

Seringapatam, and concluded a treaty with Tippoo Sahib, which stripped the latter of See also:

• HALF

half his See also:

• REALM

realm, and placed his two sons as hostages in the hands of the English .

For the permanent See also:

• SETTLEMENT
• SETTLEMENT, ACT OF

settlement of the See also:

• LAND

land See also:

• REVENUE
• REVENUE (0. Fr. revenu, from revenir, to return)

revenue under his See also:

• ADMINISTRATION (Lat. administrare, to serve)

administration, see BENGAL . He returned to See also:

• ENGLAND
• ENGLAND, THE CHURCH OF

England in 1793, received a marquessate and a seat in the privy See also:

• COUNCIL (Lat. concilium, from cum, together, and the root cal, to call)

council, and was made See also:

• MASTER (Lat. magister, related to tnagis, more, as the corresponding minister is to minus, less; the English form is due partly to the O. Eng. maegister, and partly to O. Fr. maistre, mod. maitre; cf. Du. meester, Ger. Meister, Ital. maestro)

master-general of the See also:

• ORDNANCE (a syncopated form of " ordinance " or " ordonnance," so spelt in this sense since the 17th century)

ordnance with a See also:

• PLACE (through Fr. from Lat. platea, street; Gr. IrAar6s, wide)

place in the See also:

• CABINET

Cabinet . In See also:

• JUNE

June 1798 he was appointed to the viceroyalty of See also:

• IRELAND
• IRELAND, CHURCH
• IRELAND, CHURCH OF
• IRELAND, JOHN (1761-1842)
• IRELAND, JOHN (1838- )
• IRELAND, WILLIAM HENRY (1777-1835)

Ireland, and the zeal with which he strove to pacify the See also:

• COUNTRY (from the Mid. Eng. contre or contrie, and O. Fr. cuntree; Late Lat. contrata, showing the derivation from contra, opposite, over against, thus the tract of land which fronts the sight, cf. Ger. Gegend, neighbourhood)

country gained him the respect and See also:

• GOOD, JOHN MASON (1764-1827)

good-will of both See also:

• ROMAN

Roman Catholics and See also:

• ORANGEMEN

Orangemen . On the 17th of See also:

• JULY

July a general See also:

• AMNESTY (from the Gr. &µvrly-ria, oblivion)

amnesty was proclaimed, and a few See also:

• WEEKS, EDWIN LORD (1849-1903)

weeks afterwards the French army under See also:

• HUMBERT, RANIERI CARLO EMANUELE GIOVANNI MARIA FERDINANDO EUGENIO, KING OF ITALY (1844-1900)

Humbert was surrounded and forced to surrender . In 18o1 Cornwallis was replaced by See also:

• LORD
• LORD (O. Eng. hldford, i.e. hldfweard, the warder or keeper of bread, hlIf, loaf; the word is not represented in any other Teutonic language)
• LORD, JOHN (1810-1894)

Lord See also:

• HARDWICKE, PHILIP YORKE, 1ST EARL

Hardwicke, and soon after he was appointed plenipotentiary to negotiate the treaty of See also:

• AMIENS

Amiens (1802) . In 18os he was again sent to India as governor-general, to replace Lord See also:

• WELLESLEY
• WELLESLEY, RICHARD COLLEY WESLEY (or WELLESLEY)

Wellesley, whose policy was too advanced for the See also:

• DIRECTORS

directors of the See also:

• EAST
• EAST, ALFRED (1849- )

East India See also:

• COMPANY

Company . He was in See also:

• ILL

ill-See also:

• HEALTH

health when he arrived at See also:

• CALCUTTA

Calcutta, and while hastening up the country to assume command of the troops, he died at See also:

• GHAZIPUR

Ghazipur, in the See also:

• DISTRICT

district of See also:

• BENARES

Benares, on the 5th of October 1805 . He was succeeded as 2nd marquess by his only son, See also:

• CHARLES
• CHARLES (1270-1325)
• CHARLES (1421-1461)
• CHARLES (1525-1574)
• CHARLES (c. 1319-1364)
• CHARLES (Fr. Charles; Span. Carlos; Ital. Carlo; Ger. Karl; derived from O.H.G. Charal,latinized as Carolus, meaning originally " man ": cf. Mod.Ger., Kerl," fellow," A.S. ceorl, Mod. Eng. " churl ")
• CHARLES (KARL EITEL ZEPHYRIN LUDWIG; in Rum. CAROL)
• CHARLES [KARL ALEXANDER] (1712-1780)
• CHARLES, ELIZABETH (1828-1896)
• CHARLES, JACQUES ALEXANDRE CESAR (1746-1823)
• CHARLES, THOMAS (1755-1814)

Charles (1774-1823) . On his See also:

• DEATH

death the marquessate became See also:

• EXTINCT

extinct, but the See also:

• TITLE (0. Fr. title, mod. titre, from Lat. titulus)

title of Earl Cornwallis passed to his See also:

• UNCLE

uncle, See also:

• JAMES
• JAMES (Gr. 'IlrKw,l3or, the Heb. Ya`akob or Jacob)
• JAMES (JAMES FRANCIS EDWARD STUART) (1688-1766)
• JAMES, 2ND EARL OF DOUGLAS AND MAR(c. 1358–1388)
• JAMES, DAVID (1839-1893)
• JAMES, EPISTLE OF
• JAMES, GEORGE PAYNE RAINSFOP
• JAMES, HENRY (1843— )
• JAMES, JOHN ANGELL (1785-1859)
• JAMES, THOMAS (c. 1573–1629)
• JAMES, WILLIAM (1842–1910)
• JAMES, WILLIAM (d. 1827)

James (1743-1824), who was See also:

• BISHOP (A.S. bisceop, from Lat. episcopus, Gr. irio-Korros, " overlooker " or " overseer ")
• BISHOP, ISABELLA (1832-1904)
• BISHOP, SIR HENRY ROWLEY (1786-1855)

bishop of See also:

• LICHFIELD

Lichfield from 1781 until his death . His son and successor, James, the 5th earl, whose son predeceased him in 1835, died in May 1852, when the Cornwallis titles became extinct . See W . S .

See also:

• SETON (Family)

Seton-See also:

• KARR, JEAN BAPTISTE ALPHONSE (1808-1890)

Karr, The Marquess Cornwallis, " Rulers of India " See also:

• SERIES (a Latin word from serere, to join)

series (1890) .