Lord George Sackville

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Lord George Sackville was an 18th-century British Army officer and politician whose controversial conduct in battle, particularly at Minden, led to a court-martial and lasting damage to his military reputation.

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Generate an image of Lord George Sackville (Lord George Sackville was an 18th-century British Army officer and politician whose controversial conduct in battle, particularly at Minden, led to a court-martial and lasting damage to his military reputation.)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army officer ⓘ
human ⓘ
nobleman ⓘ
politician ⓘ
allegiance Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
alsoKnownAs George Germain ⓘ
Lord George Germain ⓘ
birthDate 1716-01-26 ⓘ
burialPlace Withyham, Sussex ⓘ
linked to: Wadhurst
causeOfNotability controversial conduct at the Battle of Minden ⓘ
conflict Seven Years' War ⓘ
consequence barred from further military service ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
deathDate 1785-08-26 ⓘ
educatedAt Trinity College, Dublin ⓘ
Westminster School ⓘ
era 18th century ⓘ
event court-martial after the Battle of Minden ⓘ
familyName Sackville ⓘ
father Lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset ⓘ
givenName George ⓘ
honorificPrefix Lord ⓘ
language English ⓘ
laterCareer returned to high political office despite earlier disgrace ⓘ
memberOf Privy Council of Great Britain ⓘ
linked to: Privy Council
militaryBranch British Army ⓘ
militaryDisgrace found guilty of disobedience at Minden ⓘ
militaryRank Lieutenant General ⓘ
mother Elizabeth Colyear ⓘ
nobleTitle Viscount Sackville ⓘ
notableEvent refused or delayed cavalry advance at Minden ⓘ
notableWork Command at the Battle of Minden ⓘ
parliamentaryConstituency Dover ⓘ
East Grinstead ⓘ
Tregony ⓘ
linked to: Penryn
placeOfBirth England ⓘ
placeOfDeath Stoneland Lodge, Kent ⓘ
positionHeld Lord Lieutenant of Kent ⓘ
Member of Parliament ⓘ
Secretary of State for the American Department ⓘ
linked to: Secretary of State

Vice-Treasurer of Ireland ⓘ
reputation military reputation permanently damaged by Minden affair ⓘ
roleIn British policy during the early years of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
servedUnder Duke Ferdinand of Brunswick ⓘ
Duke of Cumberland ⓘ
signature George Germain ⓘ
spouse Diana Sambrooke ⓘ

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Battle of Minden → commander → Lord George Sackville ⓘ
Sackville family → hasMember → George Sackville, 1st Viscount Sackville ⓘ
subject linked to: Sackville
linked to: Lord George Sackville
Lord George Germain → alsoKnownAs → George Sackville ⓘ
linked to: Lord George Sackville
Lord George Germain → alsoKnownAs → Lord George Sackville ⓘ
Lord George Germain → nobleTitle → 1st Viscount Sackville ⓘ
linked to: Lord George Sackville
Elizabeth Colyear → motherOf → Lord George Sackville ⓘ
Elizabeth Colyear → notableRelative → Lord George Sackville ⓘ
Diana Sambrooke → spouse → Lord George Sackville ⓘ
Diana Sambrooke → notableRelative → Lord George Sackville ⓘ
Viscount Sackville → hasHolder → George Sackville ⓘ
linked to: Lord George Sackville
George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville → alsoKnownAs → Lord George Sackville ⓘ
subject linked to: Viscount Sackville
Viscount Sackville → notableHolder → Lord George Sackville ⓘ