Definition of Cornwallis

Noun: Cornwallis  korn'wó-lis

1. Commander of the British forces in the American War of Independence; was defeated by American and French troops at Yorktown (1738-1805)
   - Charles Cornwallis, First Marquess Cornwallis

See also:
Cornwall
corny

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