Cornwallis

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1. Cornwallis - Noun

2. Cornwallis - Proper noun

Meaning

commander of the British forces in the American War of Independence; was defeated by American and French troops at Yorktown (1738-1805)

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After his success there Clinton returned victorious to New York, leaving Cornwallis in the south. Source: Internet

Also flowing east, in two smaller valleys north of the Cornwallis River, are the Canard River and the Habitant River, both of which also flow into the Minas Basin. Source: Internet

A generation later, Father Le Loutre's War began when Edward Cornwallis arrived to establish Halifax with 13 transports on June 21, 1749. Source: Internet

• April 13 — Jonathan Lewis Jones, 36, of 5536 Cornwallis Road, Turkey, was charged with domestic violence protective order violation. Source: Internet

During the Revolutionary War, patriot Francis Marion matched wits and exchanged musket fire with British Gen. Charles Cornwallis as the rivals moved troops and supplies up and down the peninsula. Source: Internet

Construction began in November 1857 at Port Blair using inmates' labour, avoiding the vicinity of a salt swamp that seemed to have been the source of many of the earlier problems at Port Cornwallis. Source: Internet

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