General William Beresford

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/General_William_Beresford
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Battle_of_Toulouse
gptkb:Battle_of_Balaclava
gptkb:Battle_of_Inkerman
gptkb:British_Empire
gptkb:Battle_of_Salamanca
gptkb:Battle_of_Vitoria
gptkb:Battle_of_Nivelle
gptkb:Battle_of_Sevastopol
gptkb:Peninsular_Campaign
gptkb:Battle_of_Albuera
British military history
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Order_of_the_Bath
gptkb:Order_of_St._Michael_and_St._George
gptkbp:birth_date 1768-10-02
gptkbp:campaigns gptkb:Napoleonic_Wars
gptkb:Crimean_War
gptkb:War_of_the_Spanish_Succession
gptkbp:children gptkb:William_Beresford,_2nd_Baron_Decies
gptkbp:death_date 1854-01-08
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Military_Academy,_Woolwich
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General William Beresford
gptkbp:influenced British military tactics
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Duke_of_Wellington
gptkbp:known_for Military leadership in the Napoleonic Wars
gptkbp:legacy Influence on military strategy
Recognition in British military history
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:British
gptkbp:notable_command gptkb:Battle_of_Waterloo
gptkb:Peninsular_War
gptkbp:place_of_birth gptkb:Lisburn,_Ireland
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Lord_Wellington
gptkbp:rank gptkb:Major_General
gptkb:Field_Marshal
gptkb:Brigadier_General
gptkb:General
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Beresford_family
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:service_years 1789–1854
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Lady_Frances_Beresford
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Lord_Raglan
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Siege_of_Ciudad_Rodrigo
gptkb:Siege_of_Montevideo
gptkb:Battle_of_Albuera
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5