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Editorial January 12, 1782

The New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser

Portsmouth, Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire

What is this article about?

Satirical enumeration of real and mock titles for British General Charles Earl Cornwallis after his capture at Yorktown, Virginia, by the American and French forces, ridiculing his military pretensions, associations with figures like Burgoyne, Clinton, and Arnold, and the British defeat.

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For the satisfaction of our readers, we have collected a list of those real and acquired titles annexed to the humane, pompous, and fortunate British Gen. taken in Virginia, by the confederated army, viz. Charles Earl Cornwallis, Viscount Brome, Colonel of the 33d Regiment of Foot, Constable and Chief Governor of the Tower of London, Lord Lieutenant of the Tower of London, Lord Lieutenant of the Tower Hamlets, Hereditary Member of the House of Lords, one of the British King's Most Honorable Privy Council, Lieutenant-General of the British arms in America, Conqueror of the cowards at Guilford hero, Commissioner for restoring peace to the deluded rebels in these States, the invincible Phoenix of York-Town, (Virginia) Defamer of his unhappy brother General Burgoyne, Competitor of Sir Henry Clinton, and particular Associate of that finished and cured villain, Traitor Arnold, whom he has carried to England with him in the Robust of 74 guns, in order, no doubt, to make a tool of him, to help palliate the loss of ten thousand men in Virginia, and reprobate the egregious Clinton, whose fame diminishes daily, and whose incapacity and inhumanity is too obvious to require further illustration.

What sub-type of article is it?

Satire Military Affairs War Or Peace

What keywords are associated?

Cornwallis Titles Yorktown Surrender British Defeat Military Satire American Revolution

What entities or persons were involved?

Charles Earl Cornwallis General Burgoyne Sir Henry Clinton Traitor Arnold British King

Editorial Details

Primary Topic

Mockery Of General Cornwallis's Titles After Yorktown Surrender

Stance / Tone

Satirical Mockery Of British Military Leadership

Key Figures

Charles Earl Cornwallis General Burgoyne Sir Henry Clinton Traitor Arnold British King

Key Arguments

Cornwallis's Titles Exaggerate His Pompous And Fortunate Status Despite Defeat He Is Mocked As Conqueror Of Cowards At Guilford Invincible Phoenix Of York Town Ironically Highlights Surrender Association With Traitor Arnold To Palliate Losses Critique Of Clinton's Incapacity And Inhumanity

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