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==== Historical books on-line ==== | ==== Historical books on-line ==== | ||
''Lives of Indian Officers Vol I'' by John William Kaye 1867 [http://archive.org/stream/livesofindianoff01kayeiala#page/38/mode/1up Cornwallis in India] archive. | ''Lives of Indian Officers Vol I'' by John William Kaye 1867 [http://archive.org/stream/livesofindianoff01kayeiala#page/38/mode/1up Cornwallis in India] archive.uk<br> | ||
''Correspondence of Charles, first Marquis Cornwallis'' edited with notes by Charles Ross 1859<br /> | ''Correspondence of Charles, first Marquis Cornwallis'' edited with notes by Charles Ross 1859<br /> | ||
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Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis KG (1738-1805), the British general who surrendered at Yorktown in the American War of Independence, commanded the forces of Madras Presidency in the 3rd Mysore War. He was Commander-in-Chief in India and Governor-General of the Presidency of Fort William, also known as the Bengal Presidency.
External links
Charles Cornwallis Dictionary of Indian Biography (1906)
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis Wikipedia
Cornwallis in India Wikipedia
Historical books on-line
Lives of Indian Officers Vol I by John William Kaye 1867 Cornwallis in India archive.uk
Correspondence of Charles, first Marquis Cornwallis edited with notes by Charles Ross 1859
The American Revolution 100: The People, Battles, and Events of the American War of Independence by Michael Lee Lanning Charles Cornwallis