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Richard Boyle, 2nd Viscount Shannon
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Field Marshal Richard Boyle, 2nd Viscount Shannon, PC (1675 – 20 December 1740) was a British Army 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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Born | 1675 Westminster, England |
Died | 20 December 1740 (aged 65) Ashley Park, Walton-on-Thames |
Buried | St Mary's Parish Church, Walton-on-Thames |
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Years of service | 1690–1740 |
Rank | Field Marshal |
Commands held | Commander-in-Chief, Ireland |
Battles/wars | Williamite War in Ireland Nine Years' War War of the Spanish Succession |