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The lovely faces of wives of British men who lost America in the American Revolution.

*Margaret Gage wife of Thomas Gage
*Countess Mary Howe wife of Richard Howe
*Countess Jemima Cornwallis wife of Charles Cornwallis
*Queen Charlotte wife of King George III

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2021-03-14

Lady Cornwallis has sent us her best St. Valentines wishes!

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2021-02-14

I learned something new today. General Mordecai Gist of Maryland is represented in John Trumbull’s painting “Surrender of Lord Cornwallis” (back row, right side) on the key to the painting. I knew Gist was at the siege & fought in the South, but I was unaware of this.

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2021-02-07

1776 the Battle of Assunpink Creek was fought between GW & Cornwallis. In the smoke & confusion, Cornwallis called for his troops to fall back 3 times. When night fell, he declared, “I shall wait to bag the fox in the morning.” In the morning “the fox” & his army were gone.

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2021-01-03

18th C British & Hessian lovely women: Countess Mary Howe (1732-1800), wife of Admiral Lord Richard Howe; Jemima Cornwallis (1747-1779), wife of Gen Lord Charles Cornwallis; Baroness Frederika Riedesel (1746-1808), wife of Hessian General Friedrich Riedesel.

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2020-12-08

10.24.20 Cornwallis’ grumpy friend: Cornwillis

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2020-10-25

19 octobre 1781 : le général Cornwallis capitule face aux indépendantistes américains. 7500 soldats anglais de la base de Yorktown en Virginie se rendent. Ils étaient coupés de la mer par la flotte française du comte de Grasse, sans espoir de victoire.

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2020-10-19

Tipu and Hyder seemed to have engaged the imagination of Indian history quite a lot.

1780: Battle of Pollilur
1792: Tipu surrendering his 2 sons to Cornwallis
1799: Capture of Seringapatnam.

All events related to the Anglo-Mysore wars.

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2020-03-29

In 1795, Admiral William Cornwallis was in as much trouble as his brother had been at Yorktown the previous decade, but this time a clever ruse saved the day.

Learn more in my blog this week
https://t.co/zXLHRx5TqR

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2020-02-03

Playing with Picrew, making some of my sweet boys from D&D 💖

Alden Silverblade (Paladin/Warlock)
Silus Xanthos (Artificer)
Justice Cornwallis (Cleric of Ioun)
Aegis (Cleric of Ares)

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2019-11-27

A contemporary of Nelson, Admiral William Cornwallis was a major figure in the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic wars, and an admired leader in his time.

This year, the bicentenary of his death, discover his life and career in our display: https://t.co/PsXchiKN15

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2019-09-12

Cornwallis Care Services would like to express a BIG THANK YOU to all their staff who have stayed over night or come in early to help cover shifts and ensure the comfort and safety of their residents - using 'alternative' methods of transport and over coming obstacles!

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2019-02-01

"Treat your friends as you do your pictures and place them in their best light". Wise words from Jennie Jerome, later Lady Randolph Churchill, mother of Winston Churchill (and in her latter years, Mrs Cornwallis-West) born 1845, who was a portraitist's dream.

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2019-01-09

This is my first time to draw Lord Cornwallis! 😂AAAAAAAAAA

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2018-12-13

Great to hear that Historical Record Society has been awarded funding for their Cornwallis Remembered bicentenary projects next year. We'll be working with them & on an exhibition featuring shipbuilding https://t.co/AgKqqY8dHm

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2018-11-23

Enjoying a last chance to see Clementina Hawarden & her family in 'Victorian Giants' photography exhibition . Closes this Sunday - and it's free.
Love this pic of little Eppy & brother Cornwallis at the window

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2018-09-21