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The Surrender of Lord Cornwallis, an 1820 painting by John Trumbull depicting the surrender of the British to French forces.. The song begins with Alexander Hamilton, having been promoted to a command position in the Continental Army by George Washington, meeting with his friend Marquis de Lafayette and discussing their plans after the impending conclusion of the war.
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis, KG, PC (31 December 1738 – 5 October 1805) was a British Army officer, Whig politician and colonial administrator. In the United States and the United Kingdom, he is best known as one of the leading British general officers in the American War of Independence .
According to American legend, the British Army band under Lord Cornwallis played this tune when they surrendered after the Siege of Yorktown (1781). [4] Customarily, the British Army would have played an American or French tune in tribute to the victors, but General Washington refused them the honours of war and insisted that they play "a British or German march."
In fact at one point during the song his face changes to that of Joshua Trundle, one of the main characters from the special. [1] For "The Circle of Poo", based on the song "Circle of Life" from The Lion King, Cornwallis's singing voice is provided by former Temptation Louis Price (whose name is misspelled "Lewis" in the credits). [1]
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Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis, was a British general, civil administrator, and diplomat.His early career was primarily military in nature, including a series of well-known campaigns during the War of American Independence from 1776 to 1781 that culminated in his surrender at Yorktown.
Songs of the West was published by Methuen in conjunction with Watey and Willis; the first edition appeared both as a four-part set, undated, and as one volume dated 1895. In a new edition songs omitted from the first edition were listed, and the music was edited by Cecil Sharp.