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English noun: First Marquess Cornwallis

1. First Marquess Cornwallis (person) commander of the British forces in the American War of Independence; was defeated by American and French troops at Yorktown (1738-1805)


SynonymsCharles Cornwallis, Cornwallis


Instance hypernymfull general, general, peer









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