Edward Cornwallis (5 March [O.S. 22 February] 1713 – 14 January 1776) was a British career military officer and member of the aristocratic Cornwallis...
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Cornwallis (24 December 1803, Brome, Suffolk – 2 July 1856, Dover Street, London), the third daughter of Charles Cornwallis, 2nd Marquess Cornwallis,...
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Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis, KG, PC (31 December 1738 – 5 October 1805) was a British Army officer, Whig politician and colonial administrator...
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Earl Cornwallis was a title in the Peerage of Great Britain created in 1753 for Charles Cornwallis, 5th Baron Cornwallis. The second Earl was created...
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CCGS Kopit Hopson 1752 (redirect from CCGS Edward Cornwallis)
CCGS Kopit Hopson 1752, formerly CCGS Edward Cornwallis, is a Martha L. Black-class icebreaker of the Canadian Coast Guard. She serves as a light icebreaker...
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National Railway station. Cornwallis was the Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia (1749–1752) and established Halifax in 1749. A Cornwallis Memorial Committee...
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Westminster Her son, George Cornwallis-West Her mother unsuccessfully attempted to seduce Albert, Prince Consort, and Cornwallis-West herself became mistress...
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Charles Cornwallis, 2nd Marquess Cornwallis (19 October 1774 – 9 August 1823), styled Viscount Brome until 1805, was a British Tory politician. He served...
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Chignecto Edward Cornwallis reports that French intend to secure Chignecto with fortification and oath of allegiance (Note: "savages" used) Cornwallis reports...
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Charles Cornwallis, 1st Earl Cornwallis PC (29 March 1700 – 23 June 1762), styled The Honourable Charles Cornwallis until 1722 and known as The Lord Cornwallis...
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family. Cornwallis was born in London, England, the seventh son of Charles Cornwallis, 4th Baron Cornwallis. His twin brother, Edward Cornwallis, was born...
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Protesters cheer as City of Halifax shrouds Cornwallis statue". Patil, Anjul (February 4, 2018). "Cornwallis rally in Halifax celebrates statue's removal"...
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arrival and establishment of hundreds of settlers under Gov. Cornwallis at Chebucto Cornwallis promises Acadians can still exercise their religion and keep...
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Citadel Hill. The hill was first fortified in 1749, the year that Edward Cornwallis oversaw the development of the town of Halifax. Those fortifications...
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due to the controversial history of Edward Cornwallis's initial namesake, Lieutenant General Edward Cornwallis, a British Army officer and founding governor...
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Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis (1738–1805) was a British Army general. General Cornwallis may also refer to: Edward Cornwallis (1713–1776)...
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payments to Indians for British scalps. In 1749, governor of Nova Scotia Edward Cornwallis created an proclamation which included a bounty for male scalps or...
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Princeton. Cornwallis arrived and was convinced by Grant and Carl von Donop to attack Trenton with their combined forces. By January 1, 1777, Cornwallis and...
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Charles Cornwallis, 3rd Baron Cornwallis PC (28 December 1655 – 29 April 1698) was a British politician who served as First Lord of the Admiralty and Lord...
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Cornwallis may refer to: Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis (1738–1805), Governor-General of the Presidency of Fort William in 1805 Edward Cornwallis...
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years was Edward Cornwallis, the uncle of Charles Cornwallis, against whom the Americans would later fight. Gates served under Cornwallis when the latter...
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George's War (1744–1748). Father Le Loutre's War (1749–1755) began when Edward Cornwallis arrived to establish Halifax with 13 transports on 21 June 1749. A...
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Nova Scotia. It is located on the north bank of the Cornwallis River, named after Edward Cornwallis, first governor of Nova Scotia. As of 2021, the population...
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of 1745 was an attempt by Charles Edward Stuart to regain the British throne for his father, James Francis Edward Stuart. It took place during the War...
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the country since the first Jewish immigrants arrived with Governor Edward Cornwallis to establish Halifax, Nova Scotia (1749). The 1760s saw the first...
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Toovey, Acting Governor (1761) John Parslow, Acting Governor (1761) Edward Cornwallis, Governor (1761–1776) John Irwin, Acting Governor (1765–1767) Robert...
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June 1749, the newly appointed Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia, Edward Cornwallis, arrived off Chebucto Head, Nova Scotia in the sloop-of-war HMS Sphinx...
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married Lieutenant General Edward Cornwallis (5 Mar 1724 – 14 Jan 1776), son of Charles Cornwallis, 4th Baron Cornwallis of Eye and Lady Charlotte Butler...
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Acadia (category Culture of Prince Edward Island)
Canso (1720). A generation later, Father Le Loutre's War began when Edward Cornwallis arrived to establish Halifax with 13 transports on 21 June 1749. The...
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James Cornwallis, 4th Earl Cornwallis (25 February 1743 – 20 January 1824) was a British clergyman and peer. He was the third son of Charles Cornwallis, 1st...
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