George Townshend

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/George_Townshend
GPTKB entity
Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:Great_Britain
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Ticonderoga
gptkb:Siege_of_Yorktown
gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
gptkb:Battle_of_Stony_Point
gptkb:Battle_of_Germantown
gptkb:Battle_of_Brandywine
gptkb:Battle_of_Bunker_Hill
gptkb:Battle_of_Quebec
gptkb:Battle_of_Monmouth
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Order_of_the_Bath
gptkbp:birth_date 1724-02-28
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Norfolk,_England
gptkbp:born_in gptkb:England
gptkbp:children gptkb:George_Townshend,_2nd_Marquess_Townshend
gptkbp:death_date 1807-03-14
gptkbp:death_place gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:education gptkb:Eton_College
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label George Townshend
gptkbp:influence British military strategy
gptkbp:known_for Military service during the American Revolutionary War
Political career in the House of Lords
gptkbp:notable_command gptkb:4th_Foot
gptkb:7th_Foot
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Lord_Cornwallis
gptkbp:rank gptkb:General
gptkbp:service_years 1740–1807
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Lady_Charlotte_Compton
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Lord_Cornwallis
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:the_Battle_of_Quebec
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5