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George Anson (British Army officer, born 1769)

Index George Anson (British Army officer, born 1769)

General Sir George Anson, GCB (1769 – 4 November 1849), was a British officer and politician from the Anson family. [1]

52 relations: Albert, Prince Consort, Anson family, Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, Battle of Bussaco, Battle of Salamanca, Battle of Talavera, Battle of Venta del Pozo, Battle of Vitoria, British Army, Colin Halkett, Colonel (United Kingdom), Commander-in-Chief, India, Dean of Chester, Earl of Lichfield, Edward Paget, Frederick Anson (Dean of Chester), French Revolutionary Wars, General (United Kingdom), George Anson (1731–1789), George Anson (British Army officer, born 1797), George Anson, 1st Baron Anson, George Edward Anson, George Venables-Vernon, 1st Baron Vernon, Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville, Henry Fane (British Army officer), House of Commons of the United Kingdom, John Wrottesley, 1st Baron Wrottesley, Keeper of the Privy Purse, Lichfield (UK Parliament constituency), Light cavalry, Lord Alfred Paget, Matthew Pinsent, Member of parliament, Order of the Bath, Peninsular War, Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany, Ralph Abercromby, Royal Hospital Chelsea, Royal Navy, Second Battle of Porto, Siege of Burgos, Sir Edward Scott, 2nd Baronet, Sir William Anson, 1st Baronet, Talavera Vernon Anson, Thomas Anson (cricketer), Thomas Anson, 1st Earl of Lichfield, Thomas Anson, 1st Viscount Anson, Whigs (British political party), Who Do You Think You Are? (UK TV series), 16th The Queen's Lancers, ..., 23rd Light Dragoons, 4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards. Expand index (2 more) »

Albert, Prince Consort

Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Francis Albert Augustus Charles Emmanuel; 26 August 1819 – 14 December 1861) was the husband and consort of Queen Victoria.

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Anson family

The Anson family is a British aristocratic family.

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Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, (1 May 1769 – 14 September 1852) was an Anglo-Irish soldier and statesman who was one of the leading military and political figures of 19th-century Britain, serving twice as Prime Minister.

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Battle of Bussaco

The Battle of Buçaco or Bussaco, fought on 27 September 1810 during the Peninsular War in the Portuguese mountain range of Serra do Buçaco, resulted in the defeat of French forces by Lord Wellington's Anglo-Portuguese Army.

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Battle of Salamanca

In Battle of Salamanca (in French and Spanish known as "Battle of Arapiles") an Anglo-Portuguese army under the Duke of Wellington defeated Marshal Auguste Marmont's French forces among the hills around Arapiles, south of Salamanca, Spain on 22July 1812 during the Peninsular War.

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Battle of Talavera

The Battle of Talavera (27–28 July 1809) was fought just outside the town of Talavera de la Reina, Spain some southwest of Madrid, during the Peninsular War.

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Battle of Venta del Pozo

The Battle of Venta del Pozo, also known as the Battle of Villodrigo by the French, was a rear-guard action fought as part of the Peninsular War on 23 October 1812 between an Anglo-German force led by Major-General Stapleton Cotton against French cavalry under Major-Generals Jean-Baptiste Curto and Pierre François Xavier Boyer.

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Battle of Vitoria

At the Battle of Vitoria (21 June 1813) a British, Portuguese and Spanish army under General the Marquess of Wellington broke the French army under Joseph Bonaparte and Marshal Jean-Baptiste Jourdan near Vitoria in Spain, eventually leading to victory in the Peninsular War.

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British Army

The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, a part of British Armed Forces.

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Colin Halkett

General Sir Colin Halkett (1774–1856) was a British Army officer who became Lieutenant Governor of Jersey.

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Colonel (United Kingdom)

Colonel (Col) is a rank of the British Army and Royal Marines, ranking below brigadier, and above lieutenant colonel.

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Commander-in-Chief, India

During the period of the British Raj, the Commander-in-Chief, India (often "Commander-in-Chief in or of India") was the supreme commander of the British Indian Army.

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Dean of Chester

The Dean of Chester is based at Chester Cathedral in the Diocese of Chester and is the head of the Chapter at the cathedral.

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Earl of Lichfield

Earl of Lichfield is a title that has been created three times, twice in the Peerage of England (1645 and 1674) and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1831).

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Edward Paget

General Sir Edward Paget (3 November 1775 – 13 May 1849) was a British Army officer.

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Frederick Anson (Dean of Chester)

Frederick Anson (23 March 1779 – 8 May 1867) was an English clergyman, Dean of Chester from 1839 until his death.

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French Revolutionary Wars

The French Revolutionary Wars were a series of sweeping military conflicts lasting from 1792 until 1802 and resulting from the French Revolution.

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General (United Kingdom)

General (or full general to distinguish it from the lower general officer ranks) is the highest rank currently achievable by serving officers of the British Army.

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George Anson (1731–1789)

George Anson (25 July 1731 – 27 October 1789), known as George Adams until 1773, was a Staffordshire landowner from the Anson family and a British Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1761 and 1769.

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George Anson (British Army officer, born 1797)

Major-General George Anson CB (13 October 1797 – 27 May 1857) was a British military officer and Whig politician from the Anson family.

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George Anson, 1st Baron Anson

Admiral of the Fleet George Anson, 1st Baron Anson, (23 April 1697 – 6 June 1762), was a Royal Navy officer.

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George Edward Anson

George Edward Anson (1812 – 1849) was a courtier and British politician from the Anson family.

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George Venables-Vernon, 1st Baron Vernon

George Venables-Vernon, 1st Baron Vernon (9 February 1709 – 21 August 1780) was a British politician.

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Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville

Granville George Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville, (11 May 1815 – 31 March 1891), styled Lord Leveson until 1846, was a British Liberal statesman from the Leveson-Gower family.

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Henry Fane (British Army officer)

General Sir Henry Fane (26 November 177824 March 1840) commanded brigades under Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington during several battles during the Peninsular War, and served both as a member of Parliament and Commander-in-Chief of India.

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House of Commons of the United Kingdom

The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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John Wrottesley, 1st Baron Wrottesley

John Wrottesley, 1st Baron Wrottesley (4 October 1771 – 16 March 1841), known as Sir John Wrottesley, 9th Baronet, from 1787 to 1838, was a British soldier and Member of Parliament.

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Keeper of the Privy Purse

The Keeper of the Privy Purse and Treasurer to the King/Queen (or Financial Secretary to the King) is responsible for the financial management of the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom.

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Lichfield (UK Parliament constituency)

Lichfield is a constituency in Staffordshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since its 1997 recreation by Michael Fabricant, a Conservative.

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Light cavalry

Light cavalry comprises lightly armed and lightly armoured troops mounted on horses, as opposed to heavy cavalry, where the riders (and sometimes the horses) are heavily armored.

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Lord Alfred Paget

Lord Alfred Henry Paget CB (26 June 1816 – 24 August 1888) was a British soldier, courtier and Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1837 and 1865.

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Matthew Pinsent

Sir Matthew Clive Pinsent, CBE (born 10 October 1970) is an English rower and broadcaster.

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Member of parliament

A member of parliament (MP) is the representative of the voters to a parliament.

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Order of the Bath

The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (formerly the Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath) is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725.

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Peninsular War

The Peninsular War (1807–1814) was a military conflict between Napoleon's empire (as well as the allied powers of the Spanish Empire), the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the Kingdom of Portugal, for control of the Iberian Peninsula during the Napoleonic Wars.

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Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany

Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany (Frederick Augustus; 16 August 1763 – 5 January 1827) was the second son of George III, King of the United Kingdom and Hanover, and his consort Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.

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Ralph Abercromby

Sir Ralph Abercromby (sometimes spelt Abercrombie) (7 October 173428 March 1801) was a Scottish soldier and politician.

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Royal Hospital Chelsea

The Royal Hospital Chelsea, often called simply Chelsea Hospital, is a retirement home and nursing home for some 300 veterans of the British Army.

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Royal Navy

The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force.

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Second Battle of Porto

The Second Battle of Porto, also known as the Battle of the Douro, was a battle in which General Arthur Wellesley's Anglo-Portuguese Army defeated Marshal Nicolas Soult's French troops on 12 May 1809 and took back the city of Porto.

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Siege of Burgos

At the Siege of Burgos, from 19 September to 21 October 1812, the Anglo-Portuguese Army led by General Arthur Wellesley, Marquess of Wellington tried to capture the castle of Burgos from its French garrison under the command of General of Brigade Jean-Louis Dubreton.

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Sir Edward Scott, 2nd Baronet

Sir Edward Dolman Scott, 2nd Baronet (22 October 1793 – 27 December 1852) was an English landowner and a Whig politician.

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Sir William Anson, 1st Baronet

General Sir William Anson, 1st Baronet, (13 August 1772 – 1847) was a British officer from the Anson family.

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Talavera Vernon Anson

Admiral Talavera Vernon Anson (26 November 1809 – 8 September 1895) was a Royal Navy officer who took part in the Greek War of Independence and the First Opium War.

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Thomas Anson (cricketer)

Thomas Anchitel Anson (14 October 1818 – 3 October 1899) was an English clergyman and cricketer from the Anson family.

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Thomas Anson, 1st Earl of Lichfield

Thomas William Anson, 1st Earl of Lichfield PC (20 October 1795 – 18 March 1854), previously known as The Viscount Anson from 1818 to 1831, was a British Whig politician from the Anson family.

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Thomas Anson, 1st Viscount Anson

Thomas Anson, 1st Viscount Anson (14 February 1767 – 31 July 1818) was a British politician and peer from the Anson family.

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Whigs (British political party)

The Whigs were a political faction and then a political party in the parliaments of England, Scotland, Great Britain, Ireland and the United Kingdom.

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Who Do You Think You Are? (UK TV series)

Who Do You Think You Are? is a British genealogy documentary series that has aired on the BBC since 2004.

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16th The Queen's Lancers

The 16th The Queen's Lancers was a cavalry regiment of the British Army, first raised in 1759.

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23rd Light Dragoons

The 23rd Light Dragoons was a cavalry regiment of the British Army which existed several times.

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4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards

The 4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards was a cavalry regiment in the British Army, first raised in 1685 as the Earl of Arran's Regiment of Cuirassiers.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Anson_(British_Army_officer,_born_1769)

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