Associations to the word «Cornwallis»
Noun
- Greene
- Lafayette
- Trenton
- Chesapeake
- Marquess
- Surrender
- Loyalist
- Camden
- Brest
- Halifax
- Williamsburg
- Clinton
- Mysore
- Maude
- Howe
- Wilmington
- Scotia
- Penang
- Gates
- Marquis
- Horatio
- Wellesley
- Charleston
- Cowan
- Monmouth
- Reinforcement
- Graves
- Skirmish
- Nova
- Militia
- Annapolis
- Lord
- Blockade
- Siege
- Redoubt
- Germain
- Despatch
- Ferguson
- Viscount
- Grenadier
- Frigate
- Eliot
- Charlotte
- Courthouse
- Carolina
- Suffolk
- Earl
- Dragoon
- Princeton
- Hms
- Maratha
- Retreat
- Admiral
- Bangalore
- Continental
- Comte
- Gloucester
- Retreated
- Charles
- Hara
- Saratoga
- Dartmouth
- Sloop
- Hastings
- Virginia
- Calder
- Bonaparte
- Portsmouth
- Downing
- Bounty
- Granville
- Peerage
- Arnold
- Patriot
- General
- Madras
- Hotspur
- Proclamation
- Admiralty
- Outpost
- Detachment
- Baron
- Troop
- Mann
- Ganges
- Dispatch
- Forage
Wiktionary
CORNWALLIS, proper noun. A surname.
Dictionary definition
CORNWALLIS, noun. Commander of the British forces in the American War of Independence; was defeated by American and French troops at Yorktown (1738-1805).
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