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

Charles, First Marquis of Cornwallis, was a leading figure in British military and political history who has long been associated with the unacceptable face of British imperialism. Richard Middleton reveals that Cornwallis was in fact a reformer who had deep empathy for those under his authority and was clear about his obligation to govern justly.