John Lysaght Pennefather
Military Person
1798 – 1872
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Who was John Lysaght Pennefather?
General Sir John Lysaght Pennefather GCB was a British soldier who won two very remarkable victories. First, at Meanee, India, where it was said that 500 British soldiers defeated 35,000 Indians. Secondly, at the Battle of Inkerman, 5 November 1854 during the Crimean War, where he commanded a division of 3,000 soldiers fighting in the fog were said to have defeated 35,000 Russians.
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- Born
- Sep 9, 1798
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Died
- May 9, 1872
- Resting place
- Brompton Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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