He was victorious over Tippoo Sahib as governor-general of India from 1786 to 1793, and was reappointed to the post in 1804, although he died a year later.
He was victorious over Tippoo Sahib as governor-general of India from 1786 to 1793, and was reappointed to the post in 1804, although he died a year later. Negotiator of the peace of Amiens, he put down the Irish rebellion of 1798 as lord-lieutenant,  though he is better known for his military failures. FTP, name this English soldier, who defeated Gates at Camden and went on to success at Guildford before he was besieged and forced to surrender at Yorktown.
He was victorious over Tippoo Sahib as governor-general of India from 1786 to 1793, and was reappointed to the post in 1804, although he died a year later.
Charles Cornwallis