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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¢
His surrender at the Siege of Yorktown was one of the final acts of active hostilities before peace was signed. Charles Cornwallis was born on 31 December 1738 into an aristocrat family. He was educated at Eton and Cambridge. He actively studied military science, unlike other officers of his social class at the time and trained at a military academy in Turin.