Cornwallis

His strategy in the Carolinas had forced British General Cornwallis to move northward to Virginia, setting the stage for the final major encounter of the war.

Imagine being able to lead a only on sweets!" says Charlie Cornwallis.

General Horatio Gates with a force of roughly 3,700 men matched up against British General Charles Cornwallis and his 2,100 troops.

During the Revolutionary War, patriot Francis Marion matched wits and exchanged musket fire with British Gen. Charles Cornwallis as the rivals moved troops and supplies up and down the peninsula.

Another view from the Edward Cornwallis on its way to Charlottetown.

Cornwallis Street Baptist Church in the city’s north end is in the midst of establishing a new name.

Mi'kmaq activist Rebecca Moore is seen at Halifax Central Junior High, formerly known as Cornwallis Junior High, in Halifax on Wednesday, Jan.

Scaffolding was set up around the monument Wednesday morning, and yellow straps were wrapped around the body of the Cornwallis statue – which faced towards the mouth of Halifax Harbour since it was erected more than 85 years ago.

After his success there Clinton returned victorious to New York, leaving Cornwallis in the south.

A generation later, Father Le Loutre's War began when Edward Cornwallis arrived to establish Halifax with 13 transports on June 21, 1749.

Also flowing east, in two smaller valleys north of the Cornwallis River, are the Canard River and the Habitant River, both of which also flow into the Minas Basin.

By evading Cornwallis's army, Washington made a surprise attack on Princeton and successfully defeated the British forces there on January 3, 1777.

Construction began in November 1857 at Port Blair using inmates' labour, avoiding the vicinity of a salt swamp that seemed to have been the source of many of the earlier problems at Port Cornwallis.

Cornwallis' efforts to advance into North Carolina were frustrated.

Cornwallis failed to appear at the official surrender ceremony, and sent General Charles Oharrow as his proxy; Washington then assigned his role to Benjamin Lincoln of equal rank.

Cornwallis, still expecting to receive support, failed to break out while he had the chance.

Cornwallis took over British operations, while Horatio Gates arrived to command the American effort.

Cornwallis' Virginia campaign was strongly opposed by his superior, General Clinton, who did not believe such a large and disease-ridden area, with a hostile population, could be pacified with the limited forces available.

Finally, on December 31, 1781 he was released in exchange for General Lord Cornwallis and completed his voyage to Amsterdam.

Following this " Pyrrhic victory ", Cornwallis chose to move to the Virginia coastline to get reinforcements, and to allow the Royal Navy to protect his battered army.