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MIDNIGHT AND CORNWALLIS IS TAKEN. Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis KG (31 December 1738 â€ì 5 October 1805), styled Viscount Brome between 1753 and 1762 and known as The Earl Cornwallis between 1762 and 1792, was a British Army officer and colonial administrator. In the United States and the United Kingdom he is best remembered as one of the leading British generals in the American War of Independence. His surrender in 1781 to a combined American and French force at the Siege of Yorktown ended significant hostilities in North America. He also served as a civil and military governor in Ireland and India; in both places he brought about significant changes, including the Act of Union in Ireland and the Cornwallis Code, including the Permanent Settlement, in India.

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1781

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Photo12/Liszt Collection/Quint Lox Limited

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LZT13A35_005

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MIDNIGHT CORNWALLIS Charles 1st Marquess Cornwallis KG 31 December 1738 5 October 1805 styled Viscount Brome 1753 1762 Earl Cornwallis 1792 British Army officer colonial administrator United States United Kingdom viscount British general American War of Independence surrender 1781 combined Siege of Yorktown ended hostilities North America served civil governor military governor Ireland India Act of Union Cornwallis Code Permanent Settlement engraved image history illustrative technique engravement 19th century engraving victorian Arts Culture 19th Century Style Retro Styled Vintage retro arkheia