General Sir George Brown

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General Sir George Brown was a British Army officer and Crimean War commander noted for his leadership and bravery in major engagements such as the Battle of Inkerman.

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instanceOf British Army officer ⓘ
general ⓘ
human ⓘ
allegiance United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
awardReceived Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath ⓘ
birthDate 1790-07-03 ⓘ
birthPlace Linkwood, near Elgin, Moray, Scotland ⓘ
burialPlace Kensal Green Cemetery ⓘ
commanded Light Division ⓘ
conflict Crimean War ⓘ
Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
Peninsular War ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
deathDate 1865-08-27 ⓘ
deathPlace Brompton, London, England ⓘ
ethnicGroup Scottish ⓘ
genre military leadership ⓘ
honorificPrefix Sir ⓘ
memberOfOrder Order of the Bath ⓘ
militaryBranch British Army ⓘ
militaryRank General ⓘ
notableEvent led British troops in the initial assault at the Battle of Alma ⓘ
played a key role in repelling Russian attacks at the Battle of Inkerman ⓘ
notableWork command at the Battle of Alma ⓘ
command at the Battle of Inkerman ⓘ
notedFor personal bravery in battle ⓘ
strict discipline and professionalism ⓘ
participatedIn Battle of Albuera ⓘ
Battle of Alma ⓘ
Battle of Busaco ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Bussaco

Battle of Corunna ⓘ
Battle of Inkerman ⓘ
Battle of Talavera ⓘ
positionHeld Adjutant-General to the Forces ⓘ
Lieutenant-Governor of Guernsey ⓘ
commander of the Light Division in the Crimean War ⓘ
promotion promoted to full general in the British Army ⓘ
promoted to lieutenant-colonel during the Peninsular War ⓘ
servedUnder Lord Raglan ⓘ
serviceEnd 1860 ⓘ
serviceStart 1806 ⓘ
woundedInAction Battle of Albuera ⓘ
Battle of Inkerman ⓘ

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Battle of Inkerman → commander → General Sir George Brown ⓘ