Lord Lake

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Lord Lake was a British Army general best known for his leadership in India during the early 19th century, where he played a decisive role in expanding and consolidating British rule.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army officer ⓘ
general ⓘ
human ⓘ
peer of the United Kingdom ⓘ
allegiance Great Britain ⓘ
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
appointedCommanderInChiefIndiaYear 1801 ⓘ
battle Battle of Agra (1803) ⓘ
Battle of Delhi (1803) ⓘ
Battle of Farrukhabad ⓘ
Battle of Laswari ⓘ
Siege of Bharatpur (1805) ⓘ
birthDate 1744-07-27 ⓘ
burialPlace St Mary’s Church, Everleigh ⓘ
causeOfNotability capture of Delhi in 1803 ⓘ
victories over the Maratha Empire ⓘ
child Warner William Lake ⓘ
conflict American War of Independence ⓘ
French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ
Second Anglo-Maratha War ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
deathDate 1808-02-20 ⓘ
deathPlace London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
era 18th century ⓘ
19th century ⓘ
familyName Lake ⓘ
givenName Gerard ⓘ
honorificTitle Lord ⓘ
memberOf House of Lords ⓘ
militaryBranch British Army ⓘ
militaryRank General ⓘ
monarchDuringService George III ⓘ
name Gerard Lake ⓘ
nobleTitle 1st Viscount Lake ⓘ
Baron Lake ⓘ
notableFor Second Anglo-Maratha War ⓘ
expansion of British rule in India ⓘ
service in India ⓘ
occupation politician ⓘ
soldier ⓘ
parliamentaryRole Irish representative peer ⓘ
positionHeld Commander-in-Chief, India ⓘ
promotedToGeneralYear 1802 ⓘ
servedUnder British East India Company ⓘ
serviceEndYear 1808 ⓘ
serviceStartYear 1758 ⓘ
spouse Elizabeth Barker ⓘ
titleCreatedFor military successes in India ⓘ

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