George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan

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George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan, was a British Army officer best known for his controversial leadership role in the Crimean War, particularly in the events surrounding the Charge of the Light Brigade.

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George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan canonical 6
3rd Earl of Lucan 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army officer ⓘ
British peer ⓘ
Earl in the Peerage of Ireland ⓘ
allegiance United Kingdom ⓘ
child George Bingham, 4th Earl of Lucan ⓘ
conflict Crimean War ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
familyName Bingham ⓘ
father Richard Bingham, 2nd Earl of Lucan ⓘ
genreOfActivity military command ⓘ
givenName George ⓘ
hasHonorificPrefix The Right Honourable ⓘ
hasRelative James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan ⓘ
hasTitle Lord Lucan ⓘ
historicalPeriod 19th century ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
memberOf House of Lords ⓘ
militaryBranch British Army ⓘ
militaryConflict Siege of Sevastopol ⓘ
militaryRole cavalry commander ⓘ
militaryUnit 11th Hussars ⓘ
17th Lancers ⓘ
mother Elizabeth Belasyse ⓘ
nobleFamily Bingham family ⓘ
nobleTitle 3rd Earl of Lucan ⓘ
notableFor association with the "Valley of Death" episode in the Crimean War ⓘ
controversial military leadership ⓘ
dispute with James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan ⓘ
obeying the ambiguous order that led to the Charge of the Light Brigade ⓘ
role in the Charge of the Light Brigade ⓘ
service in the British Army cavalry ⓘ
occupation politician ⓘ
soldier ⓘ
peerage Peerage of Ireland ⓘ
Peerage of the United Kingdom ⓘ
positionHeld Commander of the Cavalry Division in the Crimean War ⓘ
rank Lieutenant-General ⓘ
relatedByMarriageTo James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan ⓘ
socialClass Aristocracy ⓘ
sphereOfActivity British military history ⓘ
Crimean War historiography ⓘ
spouse Anne Brudenell ⓘ
titleHeld Baron Bingham ⓘ

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Battle of Balaclava → commander → George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan ⓘ
Charge of the Light Brigade → commander → George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan ⓘ
George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan → nobleTitle → 3rd Earl of Lucan ⓘ
linked to: George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan
Earl of Lucan → hasNotableTitleHolder → George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan ⓘ
Bingham family → notableMember → George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan ⓘ
Anne Brudenell → spouse → George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan ⓘ
Elizabeth Belasyse → hasChild → George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan ⓘ