Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis, English military commander mb-code 42-43589179 This hand holds a paper

This hand holds a paper addressed 'To the Hon:ble Francis Lord Verulam Ld

grounds and gardens of Grove Hill

Shows the allied troops arriving just south of Kertch Bay in the Crimea

held the view that Britain might legitimately pursue peace and freedom from Irish troubles by allowing Home Rule

'When peace came'

Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis, English military commander mb-code 42-43589179 This hand holds a paperCharles 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.