1778 - 1868
Edward Blakeney British Military
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| First Name |
Edward
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| Last Name |
Blakeney
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| Birthday |
26th March, 1778
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| Birthplace |
Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England
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| Died |
2nd August, 1868
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| Place of Death |
Chelsea, London, England
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| Zodiac Sign |
Aries
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| Nationality |
British
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| Occupation |
Military
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Field Marshal Sir Edward Blakeney GCB GCH PC (Ire) (26 March 1778 – 2 August 1868) was a British Army officer. After serving as a junior officer with the expedition to Dutch Guiana and being taken prisoner by privateers three times suffering great hardship, he took part in the Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland in 1799. He also joined the expedition to Denmark led by Lord Cathcart in 1807. He went on to command the 2nd Battalion of the 7th Regiment of Foot and then both battalions of that regiment at many of the battles of the Peninsular War. After joining the Duke of Wellington as he marched into Paris in 1815, Blakeney fought in the War of 1812. He then commanded a brigade in the army sent on a mission to Portugal to support the constitutional government against the absolutist forces of Dom Miguel in 1826. His last major appointment was as Commander-in-Chief, Ireland, a post he held for nearly twenty years.
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