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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¢
Cornwallis moved the army to Yorktown in order to link up with the British Royal Navy. On 14 August 1781, Washington received news that French Admiral de Grasse, stationed in the West Indies, was sailing with his fleet to the Chesapeake Bay. The New York campaign was quickly abandoned. If they moved quickly, the Americans and French might be able to trap Cornwallis's army at Yorktown.