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Combermere, Viscount

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

A British field-marshal, born in Denbighshire; served in Flanders, at the Cape of Good Hope, and in India; was present at the siege of Seringapatam; was sent to Spain in 1808; distinguished himself in the Peninsula, and particularly at Talavera; received a peerage in 1827; was made commander-in-chief in India, and Constable of the Tower in succession to Wellington in 1832 (1773-1865).

Bibliography Information
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Combermere, Viscount'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​c/combermere-viscount.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.