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The (L I F E) Of General Charles Cornwallis ! Philnisha Jordan

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Page 1: The (L I F E) Of General Charles Cornwallis ! Philnisha Jordan

The (L I F E) Of General Charles Cornwallis !

Philnisha Jordan

Page 2: The (L I F E) Of General Charles Cornwallis ! Philnisha Jordan

Summary Of Figure’s Life

Charles Cornwallis was the best as British general who lost to the american colonist. Charles who was born in

London. He was born December 31,1738 & died Oct. 5 , 1805. He died in India not long after his arrival. An

educated aristocrat with military and political experience, Lord Cornwallis served King George the

third and Britain as one of the leading generals of the Revolutionary War, where he proved himself as a gifted

strategis.

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The Role Charles Cornwallis Played In The Revolutionary War

• Charles played an important part, he was the leader of the British army in North America.

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Loyalist Or Patriot ???

• Charles was an loyalist, because he didn’t really want to do the war. He always surrendered the war’s.

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Did He Survive The War ?

• Yes he survived the war. His status after the war, General Cornwallis sacrificed neither his career nor reputation after his defeat at Yorktown.

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My Opinion

• My opinion about Charles Cornwallis is that he was a good person, and he took care of his family well.

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Two Facts !!

• By all acounts lord Cornwallis was a devoted family man. Following his faters death, Cornwallis had became the man of the family.

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The Most Interesting Thing That I Found Was ….

• That Charles Was An Remarkable Man. He Was An Educated Man.