Lord William FitzRoy Somerset

GPTKB entity

Properties (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Duke_of_Wellington
gptkb:Queen_Victoria
gptkb:Crimean_War
Battle of Balaclava
Battle of Inkerman
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Order_of_St._Michael_and_St._George
Order of the Bath
Order of the Star of India
gptkbp:birthDate 1796-09-15
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:St._Mary’s_Church,_Badminton
gptkbp:children gptkb:Lord_Charles_Somerset
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:1st_Brigade,_2nd_Division
gptkb:Cavalry_Division
gptkbp:deathDate 1865-11-05
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Military_Academy,_Woolwich
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:William_FitzRoy_Somerset
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lord William FitzRoy Somerset
gptkbp:influenced British_military_tactics
gptkbp:knownFor Military reforms
Advocacy for professional military education
Advocacy for soldiers' welfare
Development of military logistics
Influence on military strategy in the 19th century
Support for the establishment of military hospitals
Support for the development of military engineering.
Advocacy for the use of railways in warfare
Contribution to military history literature
Establishment of military training schools
Promotion of the use of modern weaponry
Promotion of the use of photography in military documentation
Promotion of the use of telegraphs in military operations
Leadership_in_the_Crimean_War
Involvement_in_the_Indian_Rebellion_of_1857
Support_for_the_British_Empire
Promotion_of_the_British_Army's_modernization_efforts
Influence_on_Victorian_military_policy
Role_in_the_establishment_of_the_Army_Medical_Corps
Role_in_the_Second_Opium_War
Role_in_the_establishment_of_the_Royal_Military_Academy_Sandhurst
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Lord_Raglan
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:British_forces_in_the_Crimean_War
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Henry_FitzRoy_Somerset,_6th_Duke_of_Beaufort
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Lord_FitzRoy_Somerset
gptkbp:rank gptkb:Field_Marshal
gptkbp:serviceYears 1812-1865
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Lady_Charlotte_Somerset
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Lord_William_Gordon