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Sunday, December 22nd, 2024
the Fourth Week of Advent
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Cornwallis, Lord
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An English general and statesman; saw service in the Seven Years' and the American Wars; besieged in the latter at York Town, was obliged to capitulate; became Governor-General of India, and forced Tippoo Sahib to submit to humiliating terms; as Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland crushed the rebellion of '98; re-appointed Governor-General of India; died there (1738-1805).
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Cornwallis, Lord'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/c/cornwallis-lord.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Cornwallis, Lord'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/c/cornwallis-lord.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
