1675 - 1740
Richard Boyle, 2nd Viscount Shannon British Military
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| First Name |
Richard
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| Middle Name |
Boyle, 2nd Viscount
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| Last Name |
Shannon
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| Birthday |
30th November, 1674
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| Birthplace |
Westminster, London, United Kingdom
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| Died |
20th December, 1740
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| Place of Death |
Ashley Park House, Walton-on-Thames, United Kingdom
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| Buried |
St Mary's Parish Church, Walton-on-Thames
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| Eye Color |
Brown - Dark
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| Hair Color |
Brown - Dark
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| Sexuality |
Straight
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| Religion |
Christian
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| Ethnicity |
White
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| Nationality |
British
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| Occupation |
Military
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Field Marshal Richard Boyle, 2nd Viscount Shannon PC (1675 – 20 December 1740) was a British military officer and statesman. After serving as a junior officer at the Battle of the Boyne during the Williamite War in Ireland and at the Battle of Landen during the Nine Years' War, he commanded a brigade of grenadiers during the storming of Vigo during the War of the Spanish Succession. During this engagement the entire French fleet, under the command of the Marquis de Château-Renault, together with the Spanish galleons and transports under Manuel de Velasco, were either captured or destroyed. He also took part in a successful raid on Barcelona three years later. He went on to serve as Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Irish Army throughout the 1720s and 1730s.
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