1. Lord Cornwallis
... , Mary and then a son, Charles. He then declined further service in the government and in 1769; he gave up his appointment as lord of the bedchamber for the post of joint vice-treasurer of Ireland. In 1770, he became a member of the King's Privy Council. In 1771, he became Constable of the Tower of London. In 1775, he was promoted to ... regroups with his army north to avoid Cornwallis who was furiously chasing him. Cornwallis had burned his baggage train to catch Green. In was known as the "Race to the Dan River" on the Virginia and North Carolina border. Greene escaped and Cornwallis w...
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