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British Army general (1713–1776)
Lieutenant-General Edward Cornwallis (5 March 1713– 14 January 1776) was a British Army officer and member of the aristocratic Cornwallis family. After Cornwallis fought
Edward_Cornwallis
Statue in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
The Statue of Edward Cornwallis was a bronze sculpture of the military/political figure Edward Cornwallis atop a large granite pedestal with plaques.
Statue_of_Edward_Cornwallis
British Army officer (1738–1805)
General Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis (31 December 1738 – 5 October 1805) was a British Army officer, Whig politician and colonial administrator
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis
Charles_Cornwallis,_1st_Marquess_Cornwallis
Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker
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
CCGS_Kopit_Hopson_1752
Anglo-Irish aristocrat
George Cornwallis-West Her mother unsuccessfully attempted to seduce Albert, Prince Consort and was allegedly expelled from court. Cornwallis-West herself
Patsy_Cornwallis-West
Earldom in the Peerage of Great Britain
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
Earl_Cornwallis
Archbishop of Canterbury from 1768 to 1783
family. Cornwallis was born in London, England, the seventh son of Charles Cornwallis, 4th Baron Cornwallis. His twin brother, Edward Cornwallis, was born
Frederick_Cornwallis
due to the controversial history of Edward Cornwallis's initial namesake, Lieutenant General Edward Cornwallis, a British Army officer and founding governor
Martha L. Black-class icebreaker
Martha_L._Black-class_icebreaker
British peer
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
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Earl Cornwallis
Charles_Cornwallis,_1st_Earl_Cornwallis
Former Canadian Forces Base in Nova Scotia
Canadian Forces Base Cornwallis (also CFB Cornwallis) is a former Canadian Forces Base located in Deep Brook, Nova Scotia. It is situated in the western
CFB_Cornwallis
British soldier and nobleman
John Edward Cornwallis Rous, 2nd Earl of Stradbroke (13 February 1794 – 27 January 1886) was a British soldier and nobleman. He was the eldest son of
John Rous, 2nd Earl of Stradbroke
John_Rous,_2nd_Earl_of_Stradbroke
Canadian provincial capital
George II ordered Edward Cornwallis to establish Halifax as a new capital. Equipped with 13 transports and a sloop of war, Cornwallis founded the Town
Halifax,_Nova_Scotia
British politician
Charles Cornwallis, 2nd Marquess Cornwallis (19 October 1774 – 9 August 1823), styled Viscount Brome until 1805, was a British Tory politician. He served
Charles Cornwallis, 2nd Marquess Cornwallis
Charles_Cornwallis,_2nd_Marquess_Cornwallis
Place in Nova Scotia, Canada
Cornwallis Township was one of the original townships of Kings County, Nova Scotia. The township was named after Edward Cornwallis, the founder of Halifax
Cornwallis_Township
Mi'kmaq activist
December 2022). "Cornwallis Street in Halifax to be renamed to Nora Bernard Street". CBC. "Task Force on the Commemoration of Edward Cornwallis and the Recognition
Nora_Bernard
Topics referred to by the same term
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis (1738–1805) was a British Army general. General Cornwallis may also refer to: Edward Cornwallis (1713–1776)
General Cornwallis (disambiguation)
General_Cornwallis_(disambiguation)
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up Cornwallis in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis (1738–1805) was a British Army officer and colonial
Cornwallis_(disambiguation)
Removing part of the human scalp
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
Scalping
British administrative and judicial body in Nova Scotia
Handfield Edward Amhurst John Salter John Adams William Shirreff Erasmus James Philipps? 1731–1760 Paul Mascarene 1749–1760? Captain Edward How or Howe
Nova_Scotia_Council
Royal Navy officer and politician (1744–1819)
Admiral Sir William Cornwallis, GCB (20 February 1744 – 5 July 1819) was a Royal Navy officer and politician. Cornwallis took part in a number of decisive
William_Cornwallis
Historic site in Nova Scotia, Canada
Citadel Hill. The hill was first fortified in 1749, the year that Edward Cornwallis oversaw the development of the town of Halifax. Those fortifications
Citadel_Hill_(Fort_George)
Village in Nova Scotia, Canada
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
Port_Williams,_Nova_Scotia
British politician and diplomat (1798–1877)
Cornwallis (24 December 1803, Brome, Suffolk – 2 July 1856, Dover Street, London), the third daughter of Charles Cornwallis, 2nd Marquess Cornwallis,
Edward Eliot, 3rd Earl of St Germans
Edward_Eliot,_3rd_Earl_of_St_Germans
British Army officer and politician
the House of Commons from 1727 to 1743. Cornwallis was the third son of Charles Cornwallis, 4th Baron Cornwallis, and his wife Lady Charlotte Butler, daughter
Stephen_Cornwallis
Person who makes shoes
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
Cordwainer
younger brothers Stephen Cornwallis, John Cornwallis, and twins Edward Cornwallis and Frederick Cornwallis. Stephen and Edward had military careers in
James_Cornwallis
Black Canadian business woman and activist (1914–1965)
statues of Acadian Noel Doiron, Mi'kmaw Chief John Denny Jr, and Edward Cornwallis, encouraging broader public discussion about contested histories and
Viola_Desmond
British clergyman and peer
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
James Cornwallis, 4th Earl Cornwallis
James_Cornwallis,_4th_Earl_Cornwallis
British army officer and colonial administrator (1661–1750)
Alexander Cosby, 1739–1740; Paul Mascarene, (1740–1749). At that point Edward Cornwallis was appointed Governor. Lieutenant-Governors of Nova Scotia Military
Richard_Philipps
Colony in north-eastern North America
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
Acadia
Topics referred to by the same term
Cornwallis may refer to: Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis (1738–1805), Governor-General of the Presidency of Fort William in 1805 Edward Cornwallis
Governor_Cornwallis
Colonial war between Britain and France (1749–1755)
June 20, 1750 Cornwallis deemed the initial proclamation ineffective and increased the bounty to 50 guinea on June 21, 1750. During Cornwallis' tenure there
Father_Le_Loutre's_War
the country since the first Jewish immigrants arrived with Governor Edward Cornwallis to establish Halifax, Nova Scotia (1749). The 1760s saw the first
History_of_the_Jews_in_Canada
American army officer and politician (1727–1806)
Companies. One of his mentors in his early years was Edward Cornwallis, the uncle of Charles Cornwallis, against whom the Americans would later fight and
Horatio_Gates
King of the United Kingdom from 1901 to 1910
S2CID 162347515 Butler, David (1975), Edward VII, Prince of Hearts, Littlehampton Book Services Ltd, ISBN 978-0-297-76897-5 Cornwallis, Kinahan (2009) [1860], Royalty
Edward_VII
Province of Canada
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
Nova_Scotia
British politician (1675–1722)
Charles Cornwallis, 4th Baron Cornwallis, PC (c. 1675–20 January 1722) was a British soldier, later a member of both Houses of Parliament. He served as
Charles Cornwallis, 4th Baron Cornwallis
Charles_Cornwallis,_4th_Baron_Cornwallis
District of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
to the Mi'kmaq. On 21 July 1749, Father Le Loutre's War began when Edward Cornwallis arrived to establish Halifax with 13 transports. The British quickly
Bedford,_Nova_Scotia
Community in Nova Scotia, Canada
has 72,139 residents as of 2021. Father Le Loutre's War began when Edward Cornwallis arrived to establish Halifax with 13 transports on June 21, 1749.
Dartmouth,_Nova_Scotia
John Cornwallis (23 December 1706 – 9 June 1768) was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1727 to 1747. Cornwallis was the fourth
John_Cornwallis
British baronet and landowner
firstly on 31 January 1891 to Lady Hilda Maud Rous, daughter of John Edward Cornwallis Rous, 2nd Earl of Stradbroke, and Augusta Musgrave, by whom he had
Sir Oswald Mosley, 4th Baronet
Sir_Oswald_Mosley,_4th_Baronet
British army officer and colonial administrator (1684–1760)
1740 and served in the officer until being replaced by Edward Cornwallis in 1749. In 1751, Cornwallis sent Mascarene to New England to renew the 1726 Nanfan
Paul_Mascarene
Town in Nova Scotia, Canada
area of cultivated land. By 1745, there were eight families. When Edward Cornwallis, newly appointed Governor of Nova Scotia, visited in 1749, he reported
Lunenburg,_Nova_Scotia
Topics referred to by the same term
transport which served as headquarters for the Governor of Nova Scotia, Edward Cornwallis, for some Nova Scotia Council meetings Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort
Beaufort
River in Nova Scotia, Canada
area in Cornwallis Township, named after Edward Cornwallis, first governor of Nova Scotia. As a result, the river assumed the name Cornwallis River by
Cornwallis_River
Royal Navy Admiral (1725–1796)
Wales, rising to become an Admiral of the White. He sailed Governor Edward Cornwallis aboard HMS Sphinx to establish Halifax, Nova Scotia (1749). Lloyd's
William Lloyd (Royal Navy officer)
William_Lloyd_(Royal_Navy_officer)
Island in northern Canada
Channel from Somerset Island to the south. Northwest of Cornwallis Island lies Little Cornwallis Island, the biggest of a group of small islands at the
Cornwallis_Island_(Nunavut)
Holiday in Nova Scotia, Canada
Treaty of 1752 established by Edward Cornwallis and signed by Jean-Baptiste Cope and Governor Peregrine Hopson. Cornwallis was present for the signing at
Treaty_Day_(Nova_Scotia)
(1930–1979; broken up) CCGS Ernest Lapointe (1939–1978; museum ship) CCGS Edward Cornwallis (1949–1986; sold to a private company and broken up in 1993) CCGS C
List_of_icebreakers
English noblewoman (1686–1726)
March 1763.) Lieutenant General Edward Cornwallis (5 Mar 1724 – 14 Jan 1776), son of Charles Cornwallis, 4th Baron Cornwallis of Eye and Lady Charlotte Butler
Dorothy Townshend, Viscountess Townshend
Dorothy_Townshend,_Viscountess_Townshend
Community in Nova Scotia, Canada
August 1749, Captain John Gorham, acting on orders from Governor Edward Cornwallis to establish a military fort named Fort Sackville. (The community
Lower_Sackville,_Nova_Scotia
British politician (1721–1803)
February 1761 – 16 November 1832), married the Right Reverend the Hon. Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt, Archbishop of York. Stafford married thirdly Lady
Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Marquess of Stafford
Granville_Leveson-Gower,_1st_Marquess_of_Stafford
British statesman (1674–1738)
March 1763.) Lieutenant General Edward Cornwallis (5 Mar 1724 – 14 Jan 1776), son of Charles Cornwallis, 4th Baron Cornwallis of Eye and Lady Charlotte Butler
Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend
Charles_Townshend,_2nd_Viscount_Townshend
Canadians of European ancestry
small settlements in Canso and Annapolis Royal. In 1749, Colonel Edward Cornwallis was given command of an expedition for the settlement of Chebucto
European_Canadians
Captain Francis Bartelo (?–1750) was a ranger who served under Edward Cornwallis during Father Le Loutre's War. Bartelo may have served with the Free
Francis_Bartelo
Mi'kmaq man wrongly convicted of murder (1953–2009)
renaming the Cornwallis Square in Halifax, Nova Scotia the Donald Marshall Jr. Memorial Park and replacing the statue of Edward Cornwallis with one of
Donald_Marshall_Jr.
British-German nobelwoman (1873–1943)
Born Mary Theresa Olivia Cornwallis-West at Ruthin Castle in Denbighshire, Wales, she was the daughter of Col. William Cornwallis-West (1835–1917) and his
Daisy,_Princess_of_Pless
Village in Nova Scotia, Canada
Cornwallis Square is a Canadian village in Kings County, Nova Scotia. It is located on the Cornwallis River. It is planning to rename itself to "King's
Cornwallis_Square
Killing of British villagers and soldiers during Father Le Loutre's War
Loutre's War began when Edward Cornwallis arrived to establish Halifax with 13 transports on June 21, 1749. By the time Cornwallis had arrived in Halifax
Raid_on_Dartmouth_(1751)
Colonial American ranger (1709–1751)
Governor Edward Cornwallis, on July 14, 1749, Gorham was appointed to the Nova Scotia Council. Despite Gorham being put on the council, Cornwallis was clear
John Gorham (military officer)
John_Gorham_(military_officer)
Provincial military history
Charles Lawrence Cornwallis, Nova Scotia, Edward Cornwallis Cornwalliis St., Halifax, Edward Cornwallis Amherst, Nova Scotia, Jeffery Amherst Cumberland
Military history of Nova Scotia
Military_history_of_Nova_Scotia
Flight and Relocation of Acadians during Father Le Loutre's War
Louisbourg (1745).) Acadians left peninsular Nova Scotia to protest Edward Cornwallis' demand that they take an unconditional oath. The Acadian Exodus began
Acadian_Exodus
Nova Scotian legislative assembly building, Canada
same location as the previous Governor's House, erected by Edward Cornwallis in 1749. (Cornwallis' table remains in the bedroom of Province House.) Province
Province_House_(Nova_Scotia)
Town in Nova Scotia, Canada
was renamed in honour of Admiral Sir Edward Hawke, who commanded the ship that brought Governor Edward Cornwallis to Halifax. Incorporated in 1889, the
Port_Hawkesbury
Community in Nova Scotia, Canada
inhabited by the Acadians and Mi'kmaq. Father Le Loutre's War began when Edward Cornwallis arrived to establish Halifax with 13 transports on June 21, 1749.
Windsor,_Nova_Scotia
American-born British socialite (1854–1921)
Randolph Churchill. Cornwallis-West doted on Jennie, amorously nicknaming her "pussycat". However, they drifted apart and Cornwallis-West, who was a financial
Lady_Randolph_Churchill
English painter (1723–1792)
Honourable Augustus Keppel in the pose of the Apollo Belvedere (1753) Edward Cornwallis (1756) Miss Elizabeth Ingram (1757), Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool
Joshua_Reynolds
Defunct public art piece in Nova Scotia
storage in the wake of the removal of the controversial Statue of Edward Cornwallis. List of firefighting monuments and memorials List of public art in
Halifax Explosion Memorial Sculpture
Halifax_Explosion_Memorial_Sculpture
British soldier and Member of Parliament
Preceded by John Cornwallis Edward Cornwallis Member of Parliament for Eye 1747–1748 With: Edward Cornwallis Succeeded by Edward Cornwallis Nicholas Hardinge
Roger Townshend (British Army officer, born 1708)
Roger_Townshend_(British_Army_officer,_born_1708)
20th century Tamil poet. Formerly called Cornwallis Road after the British governor general Edward Cornwallis. Thyagaraja Marg Tyagaraja 18th century Carnatic
List of eponymous roads in Delhi
List_of_eponymous_roads_in_Delhi
1749 raid of a sawmill in Nova Scotia
Loutre's War began when Edward Cornwallis arrived to establish Halifax with 13 transports on June 21, 1749. By the time Cornwallis had arrived in Halifax
Raid_on_Dartmouth_(1749)
British ambassador
Kinahan Cornwallis was born on 19 February 1883 in the United States and was the son of British poet, writer, and world traveler Kinahan Cornwallis and his
Kinahan_Cornwallis
Canadian politician
figure of German descent in Nova Scotia. He arrived with Governor Edward Cornwallis and represented Lunenburg County (i.e., the Foreign Protestants) in
Otto_William_Schwartz
Calendar year
numerically superior French force in the Siege of Fort St Philip. General Edward Cornwallis, the ranking British Army officer at the battle, is exonerated of
1757
First Nation treaties with Britain, 1725–1779
1744. Following the end of that conflict, Governor of Nova Scotia Edward Cornwallis invited the two Indigenous nations to sign a new treaty, hoping to
Peace_and_Friendship_Treaties
Scottish-American sculptor (1860–1936)
Scotia Highland soldier, Cenotaph, New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, 1929 Edward Cornwallis, Nova Scotia, 1931 "Rufus H. King Memorial Fountain", Washington Park
J._Massey_Rhind
Calendar year
Veriginare, died of scurvy during the six-week voyage home. October 2 – Edward Cornwallis, the British Governor of Nova Scotia, commands his militia and local
1749
British politician
Colonel William Cornwallis Cornwallis-West, VD, JP, DL (20 March 1835 – 4 July 1917) was a British landowner, politician for seven years from 1885 and
William_Cornwallis-West
Frigate of the Royal Navy
September 1748 under Captain William Lloyd, and transported Governor Edward Cornwallis to Nova Scotia where he established Halifax. The ship served in Nova
HMS_Sphinx_(1748)
The battery was built on the grant of Capt. John Rous. Governor Edward Cornwallis’ principal engineer John Brewse designed the fort which was 35 to
Fort_Clarence_(Nova_Scotia)
British Army general (1696–1759)
Edward Cornwallis Colonel of the 40th Regiment of Foot 1752–1759 Succeeded by Hon. John Barrington Political offices Preceded by Edward Cornwallis Governor
Peregrine_Hopson
beginning of the French and Indian War. Father Le Loutre's War began when Edward Cornwallis arrived to establish Halifax with 13 transports on June 21, 1749.
Lawrencetown, Halifax County, Nova Scotia
Lawrencetown,_Halifax_County,_Nova_Scotia
Island in Halifax Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada
finally, in 1963, it was renamed "Georges Island". Upon the arrival of Edward Cornwallis and the outbreak of Father Le Loutre's War, fortifications were established
Georges_Island_(Nova_Scotia)
Welsh nobleman, explorer and co-founder of Halifax, Nova Scotia
other members of his expedition, including the Earl of Halifax and Edward Cornwallis. He served on the Nova Scotia Council throughout Father Le Loutre's
John_Salusbury_(diarist)
Lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia since 2024
highlighting a key moment as council's decision to remove the statue of Edward Cornwallis. He was succeeded as mayor by Andy Fillmore on November 5, 2024. On
Mike_Savage_(politician)
Fort in Aulac, New Brunswick, Canada
military personnel in their colony. In April of that year Governor Edward Cornwallis of Nova Scotia sent British Major Charles Lawrence with a small force
Fort_Beauséjour
Canadians of British ancestry
settlements in Canso and Annapolis Royal.[citation needed] In 1749, Colonel Edward Cornwallis was given command of an expedition for the settlement of Chebucto
British_Canadians
Position in the monarch's household
1559–1569 Edward Cary, 1562-1618 Henry Middlemore, 1566-1593 Thomas Knyvett, 1570-1622 Thomas Gorges, 1571-1610 William Killigrew, 1578-1622 Edward Darcy
Groom_of_the_Chamber
Military unit
themselves at Fort Edward. By 1750 Cornwallis had taken over the colonelcy of the regiment. By the Royal Warrant of 1 July 1751, Cornwallis' Regiment was given
40th (the 2nd Somersetshire) Regiment of Foot
40th_(the_2nd_Somersetshire)_Regiment_of_Foot
UK parliamentary constituency in England, 1545-1918
vote by a black person in Great Britain. Death of Warren 29 July 1752 Cornwallis appointed Governor of Gibraltar Death of Pulteney 11 February 1763 Lord
Westminster (UK Parliament constituency)
Westminster_(UK_Parliament_constituency)
Calendar year
relations between England and Scandinavia (b. 1726) January 14 – Edward Cornwallis, British military officer, first Governor of Nova Scotia (b. 1713)
1776
National Historic Site of Canada
Catholic Acadians and Mi'kmaq. Father Le Loutre's War began when Edward Cornwallis arrived with 13 transports on 21 June 1749 to establish Halifax. To
Fort_Edward_(Nova_Scotia)
in Morocco. After three years' captivity Lucas went to Gibraltar. Edward Cornwallis, Gibraltar's governor, sent him back to Morocco as a vice-consul.
Simon_Lucas
British Army officer and politician (1730–1795)
blames Cornwallis for the failure of the Carolina campaign. In contrast, Cornwallis' biographers Franklin and Mary Wickwire point out that Cornwallis's failures
Henry Clinton (British Army officer, born 1730)
Henry_Clinton_(British_Army_officer,_born_1730)
Annual holiday in Nova Scotia, Canada
Protesters cheer as City of Halifax shrouds Cornwallis statue". Patil, Anjul (February 4, 2018). "Cornwallis rally in Halifax celebrates statue's removal"
Natal_Day
Hamlet, private estate, and a castle in Lochaber, Scotland
watched as men from Bligh's Regiment under the command of Lt-Col Edward Cornwallis and an Independent Company of Munros, commanded by George Munro, 1st
Achnacarry
Community in Nova Scotia, Canada
Louisbourg. Three English and seven Mi'kmaq were killed. After Governor Edward Cornwallis complained to the Governor of Ile Royale, the prisoners were released
Canso,_Nova_Scotia
Royal Navy officer and politician (1762–1820)
blamed Joseph Popham for the disagreement, with Gibraltar Governor Edward Cornwallis describing him as an "honest well meaning man" who had met with "little
Home_Riggs_Popham
1710-1760. p.160; Cornwallis' official report mentioned that four settlers were killed and six soldiers taken prisoner. See Governor Cornwallis to Board of
History of Halifax, Nova Scotia
History_of_Halifax,_Nova_Scotia
Catholic priest, missionary and military leader (1709-1772)
Confederacy (which included the Mi'kmaq) and the British. Governor Edward Cornwallis was informed in August that two vessels were attacked by the Indians
Jean-Louis_Le_Loutre
travel, tourism, insurance
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