- Charles Cornwallis is promoted to Major General.
1776 January 1 - Charles Cornwallis is given a local commission of Lieutenant General. February - Charles Cornwallis sails for America in command of 2,500 men. June 28 - Charles Cornwallis serves as Maj. General Henry Clinton's second-in-command at the Battle of Fort Sullivan at Charleston, South Carolina. August 27 - Charles Cornwallis serves under Maj. General William Howe at the Battle of Long Island, New York. September 15 - Charles Cornwallis commands at Kip's Bay, New York November 19 - Charles Cornwallis captures Fort Lee, New Jersey.
1777 January 2 - Charles Cornwallis narrowly misses trapping General George Washington. January 3 - Charles Cornwallis' rear guard is defeated by General George Washington at the Battle of Princeton, New Jersey. June 5 - Charles Cornwallis returns to America following leave in England. June 26 - Charles Cornwallis sees action at Short Hills, New Jersey. September 11 - Charles Cornwallis commands at the Battle of Brandywine, Pennsylvania. September 26 - Charles Cornwallis occupies Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 4 - Charles Cornwallis leads three battalions of reinforcements to Germantown, Pennsylvania in support of Maj. General William Howe. December 11 - Charles Cornwallis skirmishes with General George Washington's vanguard at Matson's Ford, Pennsylvania.
1778 January - Charles Cornwallis returns to England on leave.
- Charles Cornwallis is promoted to Lieutenant General. April 21 - Charles Cornwallis sets sail for America as the second-in-command to new Commander-in-Chief of America, Lt. General Sir Henry Clinton. June - Charles Cornwallis arrives back in America. June 28 - Charles Cornwallis is present at the Battle of Monmouth Courthouse, New Jersey. December - Charles Cornwallis returns to England.
1779 February - Charles Cornwallis' wife Jamima dies. March - Charles Cornwallis sails back to America.
1780 June 5 - Charles Cornwallis is placed in command of Southern Operation of the British Army in America. August 16 - Charles Cornwallis defeats Maj. General Horatio Gates at the Battle of Camden, South Carolina. September 26 - Charles Cornwallis occupies Charlotte, North Carolina.
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