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The 15 pages that link to Charles Cornwallis, each with the reason it gives.

• George WashingtonCompared with: His defeat by the American and French forces marked the decisive culmination of Washington’s military campaign.

• American Revolutionary WarRelated: His defeat at Yorktown became the war’s decisive final campaign.

• Permanent SettlementRelated: As governor-general, Cornwallis put the permanent revenue arrangement into effect.

• Siege of YorktownRelated: His decision to hold Yorktown left his army exposed to allied land and sea forces.

• Treaty of AmiensRelated: He represented Britain in the negotiations at Amiens.

• Irish Rebellion of 1798Related: He directed the government’s military response and later promoted legislative union.

• Nathanael GreeneCompared with: Cornwallis pursued Greene through the Carolinas, often winning engagements without ending American resistance.

• Battle of Guilford Court HouseRelated: Cornwallis won the field but lost a large share of his force in the assault.

• Battle of CamdenRelated: He directed the British attack that routed Gates’s army.

• Hyder AliRelated: His campaign formed part of the later Anglo-Mysore conflict Hyder Ali had begun.

• Benedict ArnoldCompared with: Cornwallis fought openly for Britain; Arnold's notoriety came from switching sides after serving America.

• First Anglo-Maratha WarRelated: His later diplomacy upheld the settlement that concluded the war.

• Charles Gravier, comte de VergennesCompared with: His defeat marked the military reversal Vergennes sought by supporting the American cause.

• George GermainRelated: Cornwallis's defeat at Yorktown marked the collapse of the strategy Germain had overseen.

• Jean-Baptiste Donatien de VimeurCompared with: Cornwallis commanded the besieged British forces opposing Rochambeau’s allied army.