George Anson

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George Anson was a 19th-century British Army general who served as Commander-in-Chief in India during the early stages of the Indian Rebellion of 1857.

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George Anson canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army officer ⓘ
Commander-in-Chief, India ⓘ
general ⓘ
human ⓘ
allegiance British Empire ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
appointed Commander-in-Chief, India in 1856 ⓘ
birthDate 1797-10-13 ⓘ
birthPlace Shugborough Hall ⓘ
Staffordshire ⓘ
causeOfDeath cholera ⓘ
conflict Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ
Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom ⓘ
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
deathDate 1857-05-27 ⓘ
deathPlace British India ⓘ
Kurnaul ⓘ
educatedAt Eton College ⓘ
Royal Military College, Sandhurst ⓘ
era 19th century ⓘ
familyName Anson ⓘ
father Thomas Anson, 1st Viscount Anson ⓘ
givenName George ⓘ
honorificPrefix The Hon. ⓘ
memberOfPoliticalParty Whig Party (UK) ⓘ
linked to: Whig Party
militaryBranch British Army ⓘ
militaryRank General ⓘ
militaryUnit 11th Light Dragoons ⓘ
3rd (Prince of Wales's) Dragoon Guards ⓘ
mother Anne Margaret Coke ⓘ
nobleTitle The Honourable ⓘ
notableEvent commanded British forces in early stages of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ
notableWork reforms in British cavalry organization ⓘ
occupation politician ⓘ
soldier ⓘ
parliamentaryBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom ⓘ
positionHeld Commander-in-Chief, India ⓘ
Member of Parliament ⓘ
representedInParliamentFor Great Yarmouth ⓘ
Staffordshire South ⓘ
residence Shugborough Hall ⓘ
serviceEnd 1857 ⓘ
serviceStart 1814 ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
sibling Thomas Anson, 1st Earl of Lichfield ⓘ

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Commander-in-Chief, India → officeHolder → George Anson ⓘ
subject linked to: Commander‑in‑Chief, India