Sir George Nugent, 1st Baronet, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Sir George Nugent, 1st Baronet

British Army officer

Date of Birth: 10-Jun-1757

Date of Death: 11-Mar-1849

Profession: politician, military officer

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Field Marshal Sir George Nugent, 1st Baronet, GCB (10 June 1757 – 11 March 1849) was a British Army officer.
After serving as a junior officer in the American Revolutionary War, he fought with the Coldstream Guards under the Duke of York during the Flanders Campaign.
He then commanded the Buckinghamshire Volunteers in the actions of St.
Andria and Thuyl on the river Waal and participated in the disastrous retreat from the Rhine.
He went on to be commander of the northern district of Ireland, in which post he played an important part in placating the people of Belfast during the Irish Rebellion, and then became Adjutant-General in Ireland.
He went on to be Governor of Jamaica, commander of the Western District in England, commander of the Kent District in England and finally Commander-in-Chief, India.



Alternative names	John, II Kay
Description	British caricaturist
Date of birth/death	1742	21 February 1826
Location of birth/death	Dalkeith	Edinburgh
Authority control	: Q1556464 VIAF: 54247002 ISNI: 0000 0000 7689 665X ULAN: 500004452 LCCN: nr93031894 NLA: 36025664 WorldCat