Charles Cornwallis began his career sympathizing with the colonist's views before the Revolutionary War, but loyalty to the king won out when called upon to suppress the rebellion in America. Learn about major events in his life, battles...

This ebook version of Everett T. Tomlinson's In The Camp Of Cornwallis: Being The Story Of Reuben Denton And His Experiences During The New Jersey Campaign Of 1777 has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions...

See a copy of George Washington's diary, written in his own hand, which describes the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown. From a collection in the Library of Congress.

This site offers numerous links to a wealth of information on du Maurier (1907-1989 CE). Among the links are video clips of du Maurier in her home in Cornwall, a bibliography of her works, a companion to her novels, plays and films,a...

Based on sourcing, students will determine which of the two pieces of historical evidence depicting the same event, the surrender of General Charles Cornwallis and the British forces at Yorktown, Virginia on October 19, 1781, is the most...

An image of Charles Cornwallis.

Much of the landscape of Cornwall and West Devon was transformed in the 18th and early 19th centuries as a result of the rapid growth of pioneering copper and tin mining. Its deep underground mines, engine houses, foundries, new towns,...

A detailed travel map of the southwestern tip of England from 1908, showing portions of Cornwall County. The map shows first class and secondary roads, railways, cities, towns, ports, rivers, terrain and coastal features of the area....

An image of the Cornwall Iron Furnace.

An image of Charles Cornwallis.

An image of Charles Cornwallis.

An image of Charles Cornwallis.

(1865- ) Duke of Cornwall and York

Lord Cornwallis, key figure in the peace process between Britain and America.-E. Benjamin Andrews, 1895

Lord Cornwallis, born 1738; died 1805.

The National Park Service provides a brief history of the Moore House where the surrender of Cornwallis took place. The Articles of Capitulation are explained as well.

"The Americans fought like demons," a quote from Cornwallis on the Battle of Guilford Courthouse. Find historical highlights and biographical notes on Nathanael Greene and Lord Cornwallis.

A scanned copy of the 1898 publication of Joyce's Little Maid by Nellie Cornwall, a fiction book for children.

View a contemporary map and read how British General Charles Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown on October 19, 1781, thus effectively ending Great Britain's attempt to put down the American Revolution.

Read about the siege of Yorktown and the inability of Cornwallis to be resupplied, resulting in his surrender of 8,000 British troops to General George Washington. The end of the Revolutionary War was finalized with the Treaty of Paris...

An original 1780 map of North and South Carolina used by the British commander Earl Cornwallis and the Revolutionary commander General Gates.

(1738-1805) British general and statesman that served in the Seven Years war.

British general, fought against the Americans in the Revolutionary War.

A British general