Alexander George Woodford
Military Person
1782 – 1870
Who was Alexander George Woodford?
Field Marshal Sir Alexander George Woodford, GCB, KCMG was a British Army officer. After taking part in the Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland, he served in most of the battles of the Napoleonic Wars. During the Hundred Days he commanded the 2nd battalion of the Coldstream Guards at the Battle of Quatre Bras, the Battle of Waterloo and the storming of Cambrai. He went on to become lieutenant governor and brigade commander at Malta, lieutenant governor and brigade commander at Corfu and then commander of the British garrison on the Ionian Islands before being appointed Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Gibraltar.
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- Born
- Jun 15, 1782
Welbeck Street - Also known as
- Alexander Woodford
- Education
- Winchester College
- Died
- Aug 26, 1870
Royal Hospital Chelsea - Resting place
- Kensal Green Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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