Charles, 1st Marquis Cornwallis. 1738–1805, British general in the War of American Independence: commanded forces defeated at Yorktown (1781): defeated Tipu Sahib (1791): governor general of Bengal (1786–93, 1805): negotiated the Treaty of Amiens (1801)
Cornwallis in American English
(kɔrnˈwɔlɪs; kɔrnˈwɑlɪs)
Charles1st Marquis Cornwallis 1738-1805; Eng. general & statesman: commanded Brit. forces during American Revolution