. . "Sir William Cornwallis"@en . . . . . . "Commander-in-ChiefEast Indies" . . . . . . "1755Z"^^ . "Commander-in-ChiefChannel Fleet" . "1819Z"^^ . . "1744Z"^^ . . "HM Yacht Charlotte" . . "Blue Billy Coachee, Billy go tight and Mr Whip"@en . "1744-02-10Z"^^ . "Royal Navy admiral" . . . . "1755Z"^^ . "1819-07-05Z"^^ . "Admiral the Honourable Sir William Cornwallis, GCB (10 February 1744 \u2013 5 July 1819) was a Royal Navy officer. He was the brother of Charles Cornwallis, the 1st Marquess Cornwallis, British commander at the siege of Yorktown. Cornwallis took part in a number of decisive battles including the Siege of Louisbourg in 1758 and the Battle of the Saintes but is best known as a friend of Lord Nelson and as the commander-in-chief of the Channel Fleet during the Napoleonic Wars."@en . "Cornwallis, William"@en . .