Edward Paget
James Campbell (Acting governor) | |
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Personal details | |
Born | 3 November 1775 |
Died | 13 May 1849 | (aged 73)
Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Branch/service | British Army |
Rank | General |
Battles/wars | Peninsular War |
Career
Born the fourth son of
In 1808, he was with
He served in the
From 1816 to 1821 he was a
Briefly serving as the
His eldest brother
Legacy
The Memorials to Governors in the Chapel of the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst includes:
In Memory of General the Honble. Sir Edward Paget, G.C.B., Colonel 28th Foot. Died 13th May, 1849, aged 73 years. His war services are as follows: —Holland, Nimeguen, Gueldermalsen, 1794-5; Cape St. Vincent, 1797 Minorca, 1798 ; Egypt, three actions, wounded, 1801 ; Bremen, 1805 ; Sicily, 1806-7 ; Sweden and Portugal, 1808 ; Corunna and Passage of the Douro, lost right arm, 1809; Second-in-Command to Wellington, Retreat from Burgos, taken prisoner, 1812. Commander-in-Chief in India, 1822-25. Governor of this College, 1826-37. Afterwards Governor of Chelsea Hospital.[5]
References
- ^ a b Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900. .
- ^ a b c d H. Godfrey, ed. (1927), Survey of London, vol. 11, pp. 37–60
- ^ "Letter from Edwin Bartlett". War Letters. 1 January 1813. Archived from the original on 25 December 2008. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
- ^ Burkes Peerage (1939 edition, s.v. Anglesey, Marquess of
- ^ Mockler-Ferryman, Major Augustus F. (1900). Annals of Sandhurst : a chronicle of the Royal Military College from its foundation to the present day, with a sketch of the history of the Staff College. London: William Heinemann. p. 76.