Henry Hawley

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Henry Hawley was an 18th-century British Army general best known for his controversial leadership and defeat during the Jacobite Rising of 1745.

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Henry Hawley canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army officer ⓘ
human ⓘ
allegiance Great Britain ⓘ
battle Battle of Almanza ⓘ
Battle of Dettingen ⓘ
Battle of Falkirk Muir ⓘ
centuryOfActivity 18th century ⓘ
conflict Jacobite Rising of 1745 ⓘ
War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ
country Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
dateOfBirth c. 1685 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1759 ⓘ
ethnicGroup English ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
language English ⓘ
militaryBranch British Army ⓘ
militaryRank general ⓘ
militaryStatus career officer ⓘ
notableEvent defeat by Jacobite forces at Falkirk in January 1746 ⓘ
notableFor defeat at the Battle of Falkirk Muir ⓘ
role in the Jacobite Rising of 1745 ⓘ
opponent Jacobite army ⓘ
linked to: Jacobite forces
placeOfDeath London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
positionHeld commander of government forces at the Battle of Falkirk Muir ⓘ
reputation controversial commander ⓘ
harsh disciplinarian ⓘ
servedUnder George II of Great Britain ⓘ
sideInConflict Hanoverian government ⓘ

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Battle of Falkirk Muir → commander → Henry Hawley ⓘ
Hawley → hasNotableBearer → Henry Hawley ⓘ
Battle of Falkirk (1746) → commander → Henry Hawley ⓘ