Cornwallis, Lord Charles
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishCornwallis, Lord CharlesLord Charles CornwallisCorn‧wal‧lis, Lord Charles /kɔːnˈwɒlɪs $ kɔːrnˈwɑː-/ (1738–1805) a British military leader who was in charge of the British army during the American Revolutionary War. He later became governor-general of India.