Taking his rightful place among the peerage of the ruling class, he became a Member of Parliament, entering the House of Commons for the village of Eye in Kent in January Hill, and Harraden aquatint engravers , , public domain. He returned from his studies in Turin and spent much of the war in Germany. At first, he served as a staff officer for Lord Granby, but ascended quickly to become a captain in the 85th Regiment of Foot. Fulfilling his desire to command troops, Cornwallis was promoted to lieutenant colonel of the 12th Foot in May Soon afterward, Cornwallis was cited for bravery as he fought with his men at the Battle of Villinghausen in July Succeeding his father and as the 2nd Earl Cornwallis, he was elevated to the House of Lords.
After the Treaty of Paris ended the war in , Cornwallis threw himself into his political duties. He aligned with Lord Rockingham, who supported constitutional rights for American Colonists. In Parliament, Cornwallis often voted in support of the American colonial position. In , Cornwallis became colonel of the 33rd Regiment of Foot. By all accounts, Lord Cornwallis was a devoted family man.
The responsibility of care for his brothers and sisters fell to him. This meant that he had to arrange careers for his brothers and suitable marriages for his sisters. Even with the pressures of managing his family, Cornwallis found time to court a bride for himself. He married Jemima Jones, the daughter of an untitled regimental colonel, in Retiring from active politics at that time, Cornwallis dedicated himself to his wife and their children: a daughter, Mary, and a son, Charles.
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Article V. The soldiers to be kept in Virginia, Maryland, or Pennsylvania, and as much by regiments as possible, and supplied with the same rations of provisions as are allowed to soldiers in the service of America. A field-officer from each nation, to wit, British, Anspach, and Hessian, and other officers on parole, in the proportion of one to fifty men to be allowed to reside near their respective regiments, to visit them frequently, and be witnesses of their treatment; and that their officers may receive and deliver clothing and other necessaries for them, for which passports are to be granted when applied for.
Article VI. The general, staff, and other officers not employed as mentioned in the above articles, and who choose it, to be permitted to go on parole to Europe, to New York, or to any other American maritime posts at present in the possession of the British forces, at their own option; and proper vessels to be granted by the Count de Grasse to carry them under flags of truce to New York within ten days from this date, if possible, and they to reside in a district to be agreed upon hereafter, until they embark.
The officers of the civil department of the army and navy to be included in this article. Passports to go by land to be granted to those to whom vessels cannot be furnished. Article VII. Officers to be allowed to keep soldiers as servants, according to the common practice of the service. Servants not soldiers are not to be considered as prisoners, and are to be allowed to attend their masters. Article VIII. The Bonetta sloop-of-war to be equipped, and navigated by its present captain and crew, and left entirely at the disposal of Lord Cornwallis from the hour that the capitulation is signed, to receive an aid-de-camp to carry despatches to Sir Henry Clinton; and such soldiers as he may think proper to send to New York, to be permitted to sail without examination.
When his despatches are ready, his Lordship engages on his part, that the ship shall be delivered to the order of the Count de Grasse, if she escapes the dangers of the sea.
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