# Cornwallis — The American Crisis character guide

> Cornwallis in The American Crisis by Thomas Paine.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Cornwallis

**First appearance:** 0015-the-crisis-xi-on-the-present-state-of-news

## Who they are

British general who surrendered at Yorktown.

## Relationships

### [Thomas Paine](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_american_crisis_se/characters/thomas_paine)

_rivalry_

Cornwallis, a British general, was a military opponent of the American cause championed by Paine's writings.

## In the story

### [The Crisis X: On the King of England’s Speech](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_american_crisis_se/chapters/the-crisis-x-on-the-king-of-england-s-speech)

Mentioned as the subject of the king's 'mournful story' of defeat in Virginia.

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