William Cornwallis, English admiral and politician (born 1744)

William Cornwallis

Royal Navy officer (1744–1819)

Admiral Sir William Cornwallis, was a Royal Navy officer. He was the brother of Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis, British commander at the siege of Yorktown. Cornwallis took part in a number of decisive battles including the siege of Louisbourg in 1758, when he was…