William Beresford

GPTKB entity

Statements (70)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:Person
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Duke_of_Wellington
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Order_of_the_Bath
gptkb:Order_of_the_Tower_and_Sword
gptkb:Order_of_St._Michael_and_St._George
gptkb:Order_of_St_Michael_and_St_George
gptkb:Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath
gptkbp:birth_date 1768-10-02
1770-10-02
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Lisbon,_Portugal
gptkbp:branch gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:St._John's_Church,_Westminster
gptkb:St._John's_Church,_Hampstead
gptkbp:campaigns gptkb:Battle_of_Toulouse
gptkb:Egyptian_Campaign
gptkb:Battle_of_Ligny
gptkb:Battle_of_Orthez
gptkb:Battle_of_Quatre_Bras
gptkb:Battle_of_Waterloo
gptkb:Siege_of_Badajoz
gptkb:Battle_of_Salamanca
gptkb:Battle_of_Vitoria
gptkb:Battle_of_Nivelle
gptkb:Battle_of_Albuera
gptkbp:children gptkb:George_Beresford
gptkb:William_Beresford,_2nd_Baron_Beresford
gptkb:John_Beresford
gptkb:Frances_Beresford
gptkb:Henry_Beresford
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Portuguese_Army
gptkbp:death_date 1854-01-08
1844-01-08
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Military_Academy,_Woolwich
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label William Beresford
gptkbp:influenced British military strategy
military strategy in the Napoleonic Wars
gptkbp:influences gptkb:Duke_of_Wellington
gptkbp:known_for leadership in military campaigns
Military leadership in the Napoleonic Wars
gptkbp:military_unit gptkb:1st_Battalion,_60th_Regiment_of_Foot
gptkb:Royal_Horse_Artillery
gptkb:Royal_Engineers
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:British
gptkbp:nickname Beresford
gptkbp:notable_command gptkb:Battle_of_Waterloo
gptkb:Peninsular_War
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:Peninsular_War
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Sir_John_Beresford,_1st_Baronet
gptkbp:place_of_birth gptkb:Dublin,_Ireland
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:post_war_career gptkb:Governor
Colonial Administrator
Governor of the Royal Military Academy
Member of Parliament for County Waterford
Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Wight
Peerage as Baron Beresford
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Sir_John_Moore
gptkbp:rank gptkb:Field_Marshal
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:Napoleonic_Wars
gptkbp:service gptkb:unknown
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:service_years 1789–1854
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Lady_Frances_Anne_Beresford
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Sir_Edward_Pakenham
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:British_invasions_of_the_Río_de_la_Plata
gptkb:Battle_of_Albuera
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5