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Cornwallis: Soldier and Statesman in a Revolutionary World

byRichard Middleton

The first biography of Charles Cornwallis in forty years—the soldier, governor, and statesman whose career covered America, India, Britain, and Ireland Charles, First Marquis of Cornwallis (1738–1805), was a leading figure in late eighteenth-century Britain. Using biographical detail, personal testimony, and historical context, Cornwallis moves between close observation and a wider account of the systems surrounding its subject. By placing Cornwallis within biography & autobiography and history, the book reveals why its central tensions extend well beyond one person, place, or moment.

Publisher

Yale University Press

Publication date

2022

Format

Print edition

Pages

416

ISBN

9780300196801