William Carr Beresford

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William Carr Beresford was a British Army officer and later Viscount Beresford, noted for his role in the Napoleonic Wars and as a key commander in the Peninsular War alongside Portuguese forces.

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William Carr Beresford canonical 7
William Beresford 6

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army officer ⓘ
Viscount in the Peerage of the United Kingdom ⓘ
human ⓘ
ally Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington ⓘ
areaOfActivity British politics ⓘ
military history of the Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
associatedWith Portugal ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
awardReceived Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath ⓘ
Order of the Garter ⓘ
Order of the Tower and Sword ⓘ
conflict Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
Peninsular War ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
employer British Army ⓘ
Portuguese Army ⓘ
familyName Beresford ⓘ
givenName William ⓘ
languageUsed English ⓘ
Portuguese ⓘ
middleName Carr ⓘ
militaryBranch British Army ⓘ
militaryRank Field Marshal (Portugal) ⓘ
linked to: Field Marshal

General (British Army) ⓘ
nobleTitle Baron ⓘ
Viscount ⓘ
notableBattle Battle of Albuera ⓘ
Battle of Busaco ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Bussaco

Battle of Talavera ⓘ
Siege of Badajoz ⓘ
notableFor leading Anglo-Portuguese forces in the Peninsular War ⓘ
reforming the Portuguese military ⓘ
service as a key commander alongside Portuguese forces in the Peninsular War ⓘ
notableWork command of the Portuguese Army during the Peninsular War ⓘ
reorganization of the Portuguese Army on British lines ⓘ
occupation politician ⓘ
soldier ⓘ
partOf Anglo-Portuguese Army ⓘ
positionHeld Master-General of the Ordnance (United Kingdom) ⓘ
commander-in-chief of the Portuguese Army ⓘ
marshal of the Portuguese Army ⓘ
member of the House of Lords ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
title Baron Beresford ⓘ
Viscount Beresford ⓘ

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Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Walcheren Campaign → commander → William Carr Beresford ⓘ
Napoleonic invasions of Portugal → commander → William Carr Beresford ⓘ
Battle of Albuera → commander → William Beresford ⓘ
subject linked to: Albuhera
linked to: William Carr Beresford
Battle of Albuera → commander → William Beresford ⓘ
linked to: William Carr Beresford
Battle of Albuera → alliedCommander → William Beresford ⓘ
linked to: William Carr Beresford
Peninsular War → commander → William Carr Beresford ⓘ
Battle of Bussaco → portugueseCommander → William Carr Beresford ⓘ
Battle of Albuhera → commander → William Beresford ⓘ
linked to: William Carr Beresford
Second Siege of Badajoz (1811) → hasCommander → William Beresford ⓘ
linked to: William Carr Beresford
Battle of Orthez → commander → William Beresford ⓘ
linked to: William Carr Beresford