General Charles Cornwaliis

"A man who dares to waste one hour of life has not discovered the value of life."
           - Charles Cornwallis

Charles Cornwallis was a wise man who lead British to many victories. He was the commander of the British Army in the American Revolutionary War. Cornwallis was a man who wanted numerous victores for his hountry and for himself. In addition, after the Revolutionary war, he became in the governor-general of India. He was the leader of many battles that Britain fought with America. As always, he brought success and failure. In the Seven Year War, he was known for helping prevent the French invasion of Honover. The Seven Year War brought him a long and successful military career. Charles Cornwallis was an efficient commander and a commander hard to defeat. he always thought in adavnce of every battle to have victories. Although he did not won many battles, he learned from his mistakes and never gave up.

The amazing Charles Conwallis was born at Grosvenor Square, London on December 31, 1738. His parents were: Charles Earl Cornwallis and Elizabeth Townshend. At the beginning, hismlife was all about education because he studied at Eton and later on he went to Clare College at Cambridge. His family was very wealthy, but he was unusual in a certain aspect of his life. First of all, he decided to start a military career, which at the time was very unlikely for a wealthy man. Charles wanted passionately a military life because he bagan studying about it for a long time just to pursue his dreams. Also, Cornwallis was a member of the House of Lords; where he voted against the Stamp Acts and the Intolerable Acts. He was promoted major general by King George III in 1775 because it was the beginning of the intensive war with America. He fought in many battles against America, and most of them were win by the British because of him.

After a very long time in America fighting against the United States, Cornwallis lost the American Revolutionary War. Unfortunately, Charles had big desires of winning one of the most important battles of life, but he did not win because he land into a Patriots Trap. The defeat occured in Yorktown, where Cornwallis was leading his troops. Sudenly, he was trap by the Patriots, so he was force to surrender his army. Once he surrender, it was the end of the war. Eventhough his country was defeated, Cornwallis moved on by returning to London and focused on other aspects of his personal and military life. The defeat did not broke his spirit or reputation because he became governor of Ireland and India, where he made some helpful reforms. He was made First Marquess Cornwallis. Cornwallis put down an Irish rebellion, he passd the Act of Union which united the English and Iirsh Parliaments. Sadly, Charles Cornwallis died October 5, 1805. He is a great example for everyone who has dreams and want to have perseverance in his life.