The American Crisis · Character
Cornwallis
British general who surrendered at Yorktown.
minor
Also known as Cornwallis
First appearance: the crisis xi on the present state of news
Cornwallis's tie to Thomas Paine is one of the pressures that moves The American Crisis—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Mentioned as the subject of the king's 'mournful story' of defeat in Virginia.
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With Thomas Paine (rivalry): Cornwallis, a British general, was a military opponent of the American cause championed by Paine's writings. In The Crisis X: On the King of England’s Speech: Mentioned as the subject of…
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- Rivalry
- Other
Character groups
- Key Figures and Factions
- British and Loyalist Opponents
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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