Charles Cornwallis, a British military officer and statesman famous for his role in the American Revolution, or a surname.
A proper noun and family name. Cornwallis as a place name derives from Cornwall + suffix -lis or -ish. The historical general served from 1738-1805 and is remembered for surrendering at Yorktown.
Lord Cornwallis is one of history's most important military figures—his surrender at Yorktown in 1781 basically ended the American Revolution, making him the general who accidentally created the United States!
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