George Berkeley (British Army officer) explained

Honorific Prefix:Sir
George Berkeley
Birth Date:9 July 1785
Allegiance: United Kingdom
Rank:General
Commands:Madras Army
Battles:Waterloo Campaign
Crimean War
Awards:Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath

General Sir George Henry Frederick Berkeley KCB (9 July 1785 – 25 September 1857) was a British Army officer and Conservative politician.

Military career

Berkeley was the eldest son of Admiral Sir George Cranfield Berkeley, third son of Augustus Berkeley, 4th Earl of Berkeley. His mother was Emilia Charlotte, daughter of Lord George Lennox.

At the start of the Waterloo Campaign of 1815, he was the Duke of Wellington's liaison officer at the Prince of Orange's headquarters.[1] He was also created KCB in 1815. He became Commander-in-Chief of the Madras Army in 1848[2] and Surveyor-General of the Ordnance in 1852.[3]

He was given the colonelcy of the 81st Regiment of Foot in 1844,[4] transferring in 1845 to the 35th Regiment of Foot, a position he held until his death.[5] He was promoted full general on 20 June 1854.[6]

Political career

Berkeley was returned to Parliament for Devonport in 1852, a seat he held until 1857.

Family

Berkeley died in September 1857, aged 72.

He had married Lucy, daughter of Sir Thomas Sutton, 1st Baronet, in 1815. They had three sons and one daughter. His third son, George, succeeded as 7th Earl of Berkeley in 1882. Lady Berkeley died in February 1870.

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Notes and References

  1. Peter Hofschröer. Did the Duke of Wellington deceive his Prussian Allies in the Campaign of 1815?, p. 2, website of A. W. Cockerill, retrieved 18 October 2009)
  2. http://www.bokus.com/bok/9781241435349/memoranda-on-the-kaffir-war-in-1847-communicated-by-lieutenant-general-sir-g-berkeley-kcb-commander-in-chief-of-the-madras-army-extracted-from-the-madras-artillery-records-with-a-map/ Memoranda on the Kaffir War in 1847. Communicated by Lieutenant General Sir G. Berkeley, K.C.B., Commander-In-Chief of the Madras Army. Extracted from the Madras Artillery Records. with a Map.
  3. Web site: Harrovians of distinction . 3 July 2013 . 16 March 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120316052830/http://www.harrowassociation.com/NetCommunity/Document.Doc?id=190 . dead .
  4. Web site: 81st (Loyal Lincoln Volunteers) Regiment of Foot . regiments.org . 2 August 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20060514040832/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/081-793.htm . 14 May 2006 .
  5. Web site: 35th (Royal Sussex) Regiment of Foot . regiments.org . 31 August 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20060715122103/http://regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/035-701.htm . 15 July 2006 .
  6. Web site: Military Gazette. The Spectator Archive. 31 August 2016.