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Stapleton Cotton, 1st Viscount Combermere
British Army officer and slave plantation owner / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Field Marshal Stapleton Cotton, 1st Viscount Combermere GCB GCH KSI PC (14 November 1773 – 21 February 1865), was a British Army officer, diplomat and politician. As a junior officer, he took part in the Flanders Campaign, in the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War and in the suppression of Robert Emmet's insurrection in 1803. He commanded a cavalry brigade in Sir Arthur Wellesley's Army before being given overall command of the cavalry in the latter stages of the Peninsular War. He went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Ireland and then Commander-in-Chief, India. In the latter role he stormed Bharatpur—a fort which previously had been deemed impregnable.
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The Viscount Combermere | |
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Governor of Barbados | |
In office 1817–1820 | |
Monarch | George III |
Preceded by | John Foster Alleyne (acting) |
Succeeded by | John Brathwaite Skeete (acting) |
Personal details | |
Born | 14 November 1773 Lleweni Hall, Denbighshire |
Died | 21 February 1865 (aged 91) Clifton, Bristol, Bristol |
Nationality | British |
Alma mater | Westminster School |
Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Guelphic Order Knight Companion of the Order of the Star of India |
Military service | |
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Years of service | 1790–1830 |
Rank | Field Marshal |
Commands | 25th Light Dragoons 16th Light Dragoons Commander-in-Chief, Ireland Commander-in-Chief, India |
Battles/wars | French Revolutionary Wars Fourth Anglo-Mysore War Peninsular War |
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