Charles Yorke (British Army officer), Date of Birth, Date of Death
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British field marshal
Date of Birth: 07-Dec-1790
Date of Death: 20-Nov-1880
Profession: military officer
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About Charles Yorke (British Army officer)
- Field Marshal Sir Charles Yorke GCB (7 December 1790 – 20 November 1880) was a senior British Army officer.
- He fought in many of the battles of the Peninsular War and of the Hundred Days, seeing action as an extra aide-de-camp to Major-General Frederick Adam, commander of the 3rd Light Brigade, at the Battle of Waterloo.
- After that he became Deputy Commander of the British forces in South Africa during the latter stages of the Eighth Xhosa War.
- He went on to be Military Secretary, ultimately earning promotion to field marshal for his competence in that role.
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