Apparently Lord Cornwallis was a disaster in the American War of Independence and, in his defeat, was transferred to India. Please correct me if I am wrong that he died on his way on the Ganges and was buried along its bank somewhere in U.P. Was it Fatehpur between Allahabad and Kanpur?

Asad ~ Lord Charles Cornwallis was, indeed, the commanding general who surrendered to George Washington & Co. at Yorktown in 1781 ~ although his tactics had been considered fairly medicore in British military circles, he was not held personally responsible for this 'disaster' ( the British had been cut off with no option available for logistical support) and his reputation remained sufficiently intact for William Pitt to appoint him as Governor-General in India in 1786. There he was entrusted to implement the ' reformist ' policies as set out in the India Act of 1784 ~ largely designed to eliminate corruption and to establish a more accountable administration . His period in charge was widely considered to be a success. He served in this capacity until retiring to England in 1792 ~ thereafter he was reappointed more than a decade later to the same position ~ a very unusual decision ~ but he died shortly after his second arrival in India in 1805. He was buried at Ghazipur. Lord Cornwallis's younger sibling, William, was a navy man and became a hero at the battle of Trafalgar. I forward an interesting recent article on the brothers: http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/features/brothers_in_arms_the_suffolk_general_and_admiral_largely_forgotten_by_history_1_808817

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