USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Charles Cornwallis was a British army officer who served as a general during the Revolutionary War (also known as the American Revolution). He led British forces to success in New York and Philadelphia before moving to the war’s southern theater in 1780.

Detailed explanation-2: -Best known for his surrender at the Siege of Yorktown in 1781, which effectively ended hostilities and led to peace negotiations between Great Britain and the United States, Lord Cornwallis’s postwar career demonstrated the resilience and power of the British Empire.

Detailed explanation-3: -Lord Cornwallis in 1786 was appointed as the governor-general of India. He held the post of governor-general twice. His first tenure was from 1786 to 1793. The second tenure began in 1805 but he died before he could make any changes in India.

Detailed explanation-4: -General Sir Henry Clinton He arrived in Boston in 1775. Three years later he became the Commander-in-Chief of the British Army. An able tactician, he had many critics in the British administration.

Detailed explanation-5: -He participated in the first British expedition against Charleston and fought in the New York and Philadelphia Campaigns. In 1779, after a stalemate in the north, Cornwallis went south as second in command to Sir Henry Clinton.