Sir William Beresford

GPTKB entity

Properties (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Sir_William_Beresford,_2nd_Baron_Decies
gptkb:Sir_Edward_Pakenham
gptkb:Duke_of_Wellington
gptkb:Lord_Beresford
gptkb:Sir_William_Napier
gptkb:Sir_Arthur_Wellesley
gptkb:Sir_John_Moore
gptkb:Sir_Charles_Napier
gptkb:Sir_George_Murray
gptkb:Sir_John_Gaspard_Le_Marchant
gptkb:Sir_John_Colborne
gptkb:Sir_William_Havelock
gptkb:Sir_William_Fawcett
gptkb:Lord_Hill
Sir John Burgoyne
Sir_Henry_Seymour_Conway
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Order_of_St._Ferdinand_and_of_Merit
gptkb:Order_of_the_Tower_and_Sword
gptkb:Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath
Order of the Red Eagle
gptkbp:birthDate 1768-10-02
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Dublin,_Ireland
gptkbp:branch gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:children gptkb:William_Beresford,_2nd_Baron_Decies
gptkbp:deathDate 1854-01-08
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir William Beresford
gptkbp:influenced British_military_strategy
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Duke_of_Wellington
gptkbp:knownFor Military leadership
Political career
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Peninsular_War
Battle of Waterloo
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:St._John's_Church,_Westminster
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Tory_Party
gptkbp:position gptkb:Governor_of_the_Cape_Colony
Member_of_the_House_of_Lords
Colonel_of_the_2nd_Battalion,_60th_Regiment_of_Foot
Member_of_Parliament_for_Waterford_City
Commander_of_the_British_forces_in_Portugal
Commander_of_the_British_forces_in_Spain
gptkbp:rank gptkb:Field_Marshal
gptkbp:services unknown
gptkbp:serviceYears 1789–1854
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Lady_Frances_Beresford