The first biography of Charles Cornwallis in forty years--the soldier, governor, and statesman whose career covered America, India, Britain, and Ireland.

Frontmatter --Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- Part I AMERICA -- ONE An Irresistible Impulse -- TWO The Call of Duty -- THREE Implementing Britain's Southern Strategy -- FOUR Taking the War to the Enemy -- FIVE Reckoning at Yorktown -- Part II INDIA -- SIX The Search for a New Role -- SEVEN Governor-General of Bengal -- EIGHT Setting the Agenda -- NINE The Programme Gathers Pace -- TEN An Unwelcome War -- ELEVEN Clipping Tipu's Wings -- TWELVE Completing the Mission -- Part III EUROPE -- THIRTEEN Minister of the Crown -- FOURTEEN Bringing Peace to Ireland -- FIFTEEN Attempting Peace with France -- SIXTEEN Last Call -- Appendix: Organisation of the British Army, c. 1760-1800 -- Endnotes -- Bibliography -- Index