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Monument to Charles Marquis Cornwallis

Rossi, John Charles Felix (1762 - 1839) (Sculptor)

{\rtf1\ansi\ansicpg1252\deff0\deflang2057{\fonttbl{\f0\fnil\fcharset0 MS Shell Dlg;}} \viewkind4\uc1\pard\f0\fs17 Monument to Charles Marquis Cornwallis (1738-1805), marble, J.C.F. Rossi, 1811.\par }

TO THE MEMORY OF / CHARLES MARQUIS CORNWALLIS, / GOVERNOR GENERAL OF BENGAL, / WHO DIED 5TH.OCTOBER 1805, AGED 66 AT GHAZEEPORE IN THE PROVINCE OF BENARES, / IN HIS PROGRESS TO ASSUME THE COMMAND OF THE ARMY IN THE FIELD. / THIS MONUMENT / IS ERECTED AT THE PUBLIC EXPENCE / IN TESTIMONY OF HIS HIGH AND DISTINGUISHED PUBLIC CHARACTER, / HIS LONG AND EMINENT SERVICES BOTH AS A SOLDIER AND A STATESMAN, / AND THE UNWEARIED ZEAL WITH WHICH HIS EXERTIONS WERE EMPLOYED / IN THE LAST MOMENT OF HIS LIFE / TO PROMOTE THE INTEREST AND HONOR OF HIS COUNTRY.CHARS.ROSSI, R.A. / SCULPR.1811