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Collection	George IV Calendar as Prince, Regent and King
Reference	GEO/MAIN/38566-38568
Record Type	Correspondence
Title	Letter from Lord Cornwallis to George, Prince of Wales, on [William Henry] Watts; on military action against Tippoo; and on administrative achievements in Bengal
Date	18 November 1790
Writer	Cornwallis, 2nd Earl
Addressee	George, Prince of Wales (1762-1830)
Description	Cornwallis states that as Army Officers are not permitted to join the [East India] Company with the same rank; it would be unjust for Watts to enter the Army with the same rank he held in the Company; and recommends he return to England. On military affairs, Cornwallis discusses [Tipu Sultan's] 'unexpected irruption into the Coimbatore country' and capture of Palacatcherry; and the actions of Colonel [John] Floyd and General [William] Medows. Cornwallis determines to take on the command of the Army, to increase the confidence of their Allies. Signed.
Place Of Writing	Calcutta
Language	English
Extent	1 document (3 pages)
Physical Description	Loose manuscript papers; mounted
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Publications	Published in A. Aspinall "The Correspondence of George, Prince of Wales 1770-1812" (London, 1964) Vol. 2; no 541
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