charles cornwallis

1. 1.

   commander of the British forces in the American War of Independence; was defeated by American and French troops at Yorktown (1738-1805)

   SynonymsCornwallisFirst Marquess Cornwallis

   Broaderpeergeneral

Questions about charles cornwallis

What does charles cornwallis mean?

charles cornwallis means "commander of the British forces in the American War of Independence; was defeated by American and French troops at Yorktown (1738-1805)".

What is another word for charles cornwallis?

Close synonyms include Cornwallis, First Marquess Cornwallis. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is charles cornwallis a common word?

charles cornwallis is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.