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Sentence Examples Their suspicions focussed particularly on what Cornwallis and his kind characterized as sloth and desertion. They also don't have the easy target that Cornwallis gave them at Yorktown, though there is a small British force operating in the area. Cornwallis hoped that many Loyalists would rally to the British cause, but in the event this support proved unreliable. Thence proceeding westwardly along the south bank of the Cornwallis River to the point of commencement. The English were in the overall command of Charles, Lord Cornwallis, a gentleman from Wessex. The British army seized New York City in September 1776 and continued to occupy it when Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown five years later. By 1781, British General Lord Charles Cornwallis was ordered to march into Virginia to await resupply near Chesapeake Bay. In 1997, Ken moved to Cornwallis and transferred to the Western Annapolis Valley Branch. Cornwallis himself remained in Yorktown, pleading indisposition but perhaps unable to face the triumph of revolution. In 2001, the project continued with a study of lead-zinc showings and mineralizing systems on western Cornwallis Island. I asked him about a contribution to the Pearson Peacekeeping Centre operating out of Cornwallis Park. The final decisive stroke of the war, the capture of Cornwallis at Yorktown, is to be credited chiefly to Washington's vision. His five-year naval service took him to Cornwallis, N. S. and then to Halifax and made him serve on various ships and shore establishments. Cornwallis started to build a base at Yorktown, at the same time fending off American forces under Wayne, Steuben, and the marquis de Lafayette. Cornwallis fumed, and later historians have echoed his frustration, but should that be accepted as an objective judgement of the behaviour of Halifax's pioneers? Washington was thus vindicated in his hopes of entrapping Cornwallis on the Yorktown Peninsula. Several rounds were fired with the desired effect as Cornwallis looked on dispassionately. Many perished along the way. For example, aboard The Cornwallis, only 210 Acadians out of 417 survived the voyage to Charleston. On the day following the battle a French fleet sailed into Chesapeake Bay in Virginia to seal the fate of the errant Cornwallis at Yorktown. For example, the delivery of the UNIMSOC at Cornwallis focuses on developing the knowledge and skills that senior officers require to become effective staff officers in a UN integrated mission headquarters. Show More Sentences This, he hoped, would draw off the Royal Navy force under William Cornwallis defending the Western Approaches. With no sign of relief and the situation untenable, Cornwallis surrendered in October 1781, and some 8,000 soldiers were taken prisoner. Cornwallis took over British operations, while Horatio Gates arrived to command the American effort. On August 16, 1780, Gates was defeated at the Battle of Camden in South Carolina, setting the stage for Cornwallis to invade North Carolina. In spite of this, Cornwallis decided to proceed, gambling that he would receive substantial Loyalist support. General Nathanael Greene, who replaced General Gates, evaded contact with Cornwallis while seeking reinforcements. By March, Greene's army had grown to the point where he felt that he could face Cornwallis directly. Arnold was reinforced with additional troops from New York in March, and his army was joined with that of Cornwallis in May. When Washington's army arrived outside Yorktown, Cornwallis prematurely abandoned his outer position, hastening his subsequent defeat. Guided by this belief, the Benares Sanskrit College was founded in Varanasi in 1791 during the administration of Lord Cornwallis. For example, Cornwallis recommended turning Bengali Zamindar into the sort of English landlords that controlled local affairs in England. Soon after arriving, on August 16, Gates suffered a major defeat at Camden, setting the stage for Cornwallis to invade North Carolina. Cornwallis subsequently aborted his advance and retreated back into South Carolina. Despite the setbacks, Cornwallis proceeded to advance into North Carolina, gambling that he would receive substantial Loyalist support. Charles Cornwallis pursued Washington, but Howe ordered him to halt, and Washington escaped unmolested. By March, Greene's army had grown enough where he felt confident in facing Cornwallis. Greene evaded combat with Cornwallis, instead wearing his army down through a protracted war of attrition. Washington outmanoeuvred Cornwallis that night, and defeated his rearguard the following day. Cornwallis ordered the Highlanders and Fusiliers forward in a limited pursuit and these units overran all four guns that the retreating Americans could not bring off. The wounded O'Hara was lying nearby and complained bitterly that to do so would kill many of his own guardsmen but Cornwallis refused to countermand the order. Show More Sentences While PPC's usage rate of facilities fluctuates throughout the year, on average its infrastructure usage is about 20 percent of the overall Cornwallis campus capacity. In October 1781 General Charles Cornwallis, driven back to Yorktown in Virginia, had to surrender, putting an end to the hostilities along the Atlantic coast. In October 1781 Lord Cornwallis surrendered his army at Yorktown, Virginia. I've been living on this base for almost five years and last summer was the first time I happened to see a roof being shingled, which I never saw even when I was in Cornwallis or Valcartier, Quebec. Cornwallis won but suffered heavy casualties. Since the implementation of the agreement, PPC facilities at Cornwallis now comprise an administration building and barn, a library and a mini gym. For example, the current station hospital for Canadian Forces Base Cornwallis, Nova Scotia, which has a need for 35 beds, is housed in a 200-bed, World War II frame hospital building. From its inception PPC received a significant portion of the property and buildings of the former CFB Cornwallis to use as a campus for its education, training and research activities. On December 17, 2007, three crew members of CCGS Edward Cornwallis demonstrated once again that CCG ship personnel are always willing to take extra steps to protect the environment. Thus while the training in Cornwallis is acknowledged as valuable, the additional value in comparison of maintaining this capability is questionable. In addition to his FSNA duties, Ken is a member of the Board of the Cornwallis Military Museum and a member of the Board of Stewards of the Clementsport United Church. Canada may be called on to play a role, particularly as it has developed, at Cornwallis Park, Nova Scotia, an institution for training peacekeepers. Of the four RMAF immediate outcomes, only requirement number two, which relates to Canadian defence diplomacy, is supported by the Cornwallis facilities. The current facilities owned and operated by PPC at the Cornwallis location provide the maximum benefit and advantage for PPC to be able to operate in an effective and efficient manner. Access will be via Rainbow Gate, at the bottom of Cornwallis St. All media will be required to possess valid photo Identification for entry to the dockyard. His instructions to Cornwallis during this time were vague, rarely forming explicit orders. In 1780, the primary British strategy hinged upon a Loyalist uprising in the south, for which Charles Cornwallis was chiefly responsible. After an encouraging success at Camden, Cornwallis was poised to invade North Carolina. Following both defeats, Cornwallis was fiercely criticized for detaching a significant portion of his army without adequate mutual support. Command of the land forces was awarded to Sir John Mordaunt, with Edward Cornwallis and Henry Conway as his deputies. Show More Sentences The British army under Cornwallis marched to Yorktown, Virginia where they expected to be rescued by a British fleet. There are also many bars and clubs found primarily in Barrow town centre on Duke Street and Cornwallis Street. In June 1798, Lord Cornwallis, was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, with one of his main tasks to be securing support in Ireland for a union. Cornwallis believed a successful campaign there would cut supplies to Greene's army and precipitate a collapse of American resistance in the South. Cornwallis proceeded from Wilmington north into Virginia, on the grounds that Virginia needed to be subdued in order to hold the southern colonies. On September 5, the French fleet decisively defeated Graves, giving the French control of the seas around Yorktown, cutting Cornwallis off from reinforcements and relief. Cornwallis decided to retreat to coastal Wilmington, North Carolina for resupply and reinforcement, leaving the interior of the Carolinas and Georgia open to Greene. As after the defeat of the Loyalists at King's Mountain, Cornwallis was criticized for his decision to detach a substantial part of his army without adequate support. Cornwallis suffered reversals at King's Mountain and Cowpens. Despite the defeats, Cornwallis chose to proceed into North Carolina, gambling his success upon a large Loyalist uprising which never materialized. Examples from Classical Literature At the moment of my espial, Cornwallis was speaking, and I drew back to listen, well enough content to be in earshot. I had never been further on the road between Halifax and Annapolis, than to Cornwallis. All this was done after Cornwallis had showed his devotion to Parliament, by releasing ingle. This done, he turns to reemonstrate with Cornwallis Bland for his obstinancy. The writer has seen the place on the Yadkin where Cornwallis decided not to cross. He wrote letters containing the barefaced lie that he intended to attack New York when he intended to attack Cornwallis. Fitz Lee did not reappoint me as adjutant, and so I lost my first commission on the spot where Cornwallis lost his sword. But Pulaski had fallen and his son was a prisoner under Cornwallis. And address the envelope, of course, to Mrs. Cornwallis English. I hope we shall soon be able to push Lord Cornwallis in turn. Cornwallis Bland sneers back, meanwhile reelin' in his saddle. With this idea, I confess, Ld Cornwallis naturally occurs to me. Gilbert promised to have speeches ready for Lafayette and Cornwallis. But the relations between ingle and Cornwallis are rather perplexing. His proposal was examined by Cornwallis and rejected as undefendable. Find more words! 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