... the southern colonies, having conquered Georgia and South Carolina. British political leaders had great faith in Charles, Earl Cornwallis. Charles was the eldest son of the first Earl Cornwallis, and heralded from an aristocratic British family. He was educated at Eton College, and though he attended Cambridge ... the military, he maintained a commitment to a military career, reading military manuals of the day and discussing military issues with French authorities. His father-in-law, at first opposed to the union with his youngest daughter, later accepted Burgoyne. When Burgoyne and Ch...

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