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Commander of West Indies

Name: Commander of West Indies – Great Britain factsheet records
Creator: World History Database

Great Britain · Warfare / Napoleonic Wars. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1796Date range

1Named people

0Places

Chronological records

1796

William Cornwallis1796

Warfare / Napoleonic Wars

Appointed Commander of the West Indies

Names involved

William Cornwallis

Provenance

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