George Wade
British Field Marshal (1673–1748) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Field Marshal George Wade PC (1673 – 14 March 1748) was an Anglo-Irish British Army officer who served in the Nine Years' War, War of the Spanish Succession, Jacobite rising of 1715 and War of the Quadruple Alliance before leading the construction of barracks, bridges and proper roads in Scotland. He went on to be a military commander during the War of the Austrian Succession and Commander-in-Chief of the Forces during the Jacobite rising of 1745.
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Born | 1673 Killavally, Westmeath, Ireland |
Died | (1748-03-14)14 March 1748 |
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Years of service | 1690–1748 |
Rank | Field Marshal |
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