Charles 1st Marquess Cornwallis^[1]

1738 - 1805  (66 years)

• Name	Charles 1st Marquess Cornwallis
  Birth	31 Dec 1738
  Gender	Male
  Death	5 Oct 1805	Gauzepoor, Hindustan
  Person ID	I156284	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	17 Oct 2021

  
  

  Father	Charles 1st Earl Cornwallis,   b. 29 Mar 1700   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Elizabeth Townshend   d. 1 Dec 1785
  Family ID	F57019	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jemina Tulikens Jones,   b. Abt 1738   d. 14 Apr 1779 (Age 41 years)
  Marriage	14 Jul 1768
  Children	1. Mary Cornwallis,   b. 28 Jun 1769   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Charles 2nd Marquess Cornwallis,   b. 19 Oct 1774   d. 9 Aug 1823, Dspm (Age 48 years)
  Family ID	F61731	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2013

  
  

• Notes

  ir Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis had a successful military career, except for being trapped on the Yorktown Peninsula of Virginia where he and 4000 troops surrendered to a Franco-American force to effectively end the colonists' revolution in the Americans favor. He served in India with distinction as well as in North America.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3540] Hamish Maclaren.