Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis, English military commander mb-code 42-43589179 showing the court room

showing the court room

1924 Bugatti Type 35

Shown perched on a low tree branch

grounds and gardens of Grove Hill

Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis, English military commander mb-code 42-43589179 showing the court roomCharles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis, English military commander, late 18th century, (c1920). Cornwallis (1738 1805), served as Governor General of Bengal from 1786 to 1793 and again from July to October 1805. During the American Revolution he accepted command as Major General. In 1781 Washington moved against Cornwallis in Yorktown, Virginia, forcing Cornwallis to surrender. This defeat was decisive in ending the American Revolution.