Edward Pakenham
Military Commander
1778 – 1815
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Who was Edward Pakenham?
The Honourable Sir Edward Pakenham GCB, was an Anglo-Irish Army Officer and Politician. He was the brother-in law of the Duke of Wellington, with whom he served in the Peninsular War. Appointed as commander of British forces in North America in 1814, he was killed in action at the Battle of New Orleans.
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- Born
- Mar 19, 1778
County Westmeath - Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Education
- The Royal School, Armagh
- Lived in
- County Westmeath
- Died
- Jan 8, 1815
New Orleans
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on July 23, 2013
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