Lord Charles Cornwallis

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Harrison W. Mark
by John Singleton Copley
published on 01 February 2024
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Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis (1738-1805), British military officer best known for leading British forces during the American Revolutionary War and for surrendering at the Siege of Yorktown. Portrait by John Singleton Copley, c. 1795.

Guildhall Art Gallery, London.

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