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Cornwallis Testimony for the Defence
- When
- 9 April 1794
- Where
- House of Lords trial proceedings
- Part of
- Acquittal of Warren Hastings
Lord Cornwallis, recently returned from India, testified for the defence on 9 April 1794, giving Hastings' case a major lift.
A major lift for the defence came with the testimony on 9 April 1794 of Lord Cornwallis, who had recently returned from India, where he had succeeded Hastings as Governor-General. Burke's reply to the defence followed, lasting nine days from late May to mid-June 1794, in the final stages of the long trial before the Lords.
Sources
- Impeachment of Warren Hastings Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-17
- Warren Hastings Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-02
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