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CHARLES CORNWALLIS. Pronunciation (US): â¢ CHARLES CORNWALLIS (noun) The noun CHARLES CORNWALLIS has 1 sense: 1. commander of the British forces in the American War of Independence; was defeated by American and French troops at Yorktown (1738-1805) Familiarity information: CHARLES CORNWALLIS used as a noun is very rare. â¢
May 10, 1781 British General Charles Cornwallis, earl Cornwallis, and his army entered Virginia. Cornwallis believed that American resistance would fail if he defeated Virginia. August 1â2, 1781 Cornwallis and his army encamped at Yorktown and across the York River at Gloucester Point. Lafayette's spies overheard Cornwallis's plans to use the port as a base of supply and Lafayette relayed word to General George Washington in New York.