Examples of 'cornwallis' in a sentence
Meaning of "cornwallis"
Cornwallis may refer to Charles Cornwallis, a British general known for his role in the American Revolutionary War
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- An English ethnic surname transferred from the nickname for someone with Cornish ancestry.
- A placename
- Ellipsis of Cornwallis Island.
- Ellipsis of Cornwallis Township.
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Cornwallis then disappears from the registers.
As we discovered with cornwallis land.
Cornwallis is a man of approved courage and fidelity.
You are about to find out why cornwallis bit the big one at yorktown.
Cornwallis would never have kicked up a stink.
This is the last listing for Cornwallis.
Cornwallis has been appointed governor general there.
They finally got me back to the Cornwallis.
Why cornwallis bit the big one at yorktown.
I am investigating the sinking of a sloop called the Cornwallis.
Cornwallis formed his army into two brigades.
It will require recalling some forces from Cornwallis.
Cornwallis had to split his forces.
He was also present at the surrender of Cornwallis.
Cornwallis remains a figure of intense controversy.
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He suggested that he go and fight Cornwallis.
Cornwallis then acceded to command.
Your account of the sinking of the Cornwallis changes everything.
Cornwallis still needs us here.
For many years it was the seat of the Cornwallis family.
Cornwallis sentenced them to death.
The one soldier who did not surrender was Cornwallis himself.
Cornwallis was shocked to hear gunfire and cannonade in his rear.
Today most of the base is a civilian business park known as Cornwallis Park.
Cornwallis himself hid in shame.
One of the largest issues confronting Cornwallis in managing the army was its diversity.
Cornwallis took over command of the regiment and organized a retreat.
It formed one part of a larger body of legislation enacted known as the Cornwallis Code.
Cornwallis had no choice.
There is also concern about the message the statue sends about Cornwallis.
Cornwallis is a capable commander.
The outnumbered Lafayette avoided direct confrontation and harried Cornwallis in a series of skirmishes.
Cornwallis was the best.
There is no way of knowing what the translators were telling the chiefs or Cornwallis.
Cornwallis knows more about warfare than we could learn in a dozen lifetimes.
But the river was high and Cornwallis did not have access to his heavy guns.
Cornwallis was trapped.
The request did not reach Cornwallis until one day after the battle.
Cornwallis received critical assistance from others in his effort to introduce legal reforms.
It was two days after Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown.
Cornwallis knows more about warfare than we could hope to learn in a dozen lifetimes.
Three days later Cornwallis surrendered.
Cornwallis did not divulge details of the plan until one hour before the attack.
Its real name is the Cornwallis.
Cornwallis suffered from rheumatism and was often confined to his house for days at a time.
She was the cousin of the essayist William Cornwallis.
Cornwallis temporarily abandoned plans to settle Dartmouth.
He was succeeded as club captain by Stanley Cornwallis.
Fort Cornwallis is a few minutes away on foot.
About the sinking of the Cornwallis.
