1769 - 1812
Barnard Foord Bowes British Military
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| Birthday |
7th July, 1769
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| Birthplace |
Yorkshire, England
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| Died |
23rd June, 1812
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| Place of Death |
Salamanca, Spain
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| Zodiac Sign |
Cancer
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| Nationality |
British
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| Occupation |
Military
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Major-General Barnard Foord Bowes (10 July 1769 – 23 June 1812) was a British Army officer who commanded a brigade in several battles during the Peninsular War. He joined the 26th Foot Regiment as a junior officer in 1781 and rose in rank by purchase to become lieutenant colonel of the 6th Foot Regiment in 1796. He led troops during the Irish Rebellion of 1798. From 1799 to 1806 he served in Canada and married his wife there. He led a brigade at Roliça and Vimeiro in 1808. He was promoted to major general in 1810. He was severely wounded while leading his brigade in an assault during the 1812 Siege of Badajoz. He was killed in action leading a storming column at the Siege of the Salamanca Forts.
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