Pakenham, Edward Michael, 1778-1815
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Name (Latin)
Pakenham, Edward Michael, 1778-1815
Date of birth
1778-03-19
Date of death
1815-01-08
Gender
male
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Sources of Information
- Patterson, Benton Rain. The generals, 2005:ECIP t.p. (Edward Pakenham) galley (Major General Sir Edward Pakenham; Edward Michael Pakenham; b. 1778; d. at Battle of New Orleans, 1815)
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Edward Pakenham
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Wikipedia description:
Major General Sir Edward Michael Pakenham, (19 March 1778 – 8 January 1815), was an Anglo-Irish Army officer and politician. He was the son of the Baron Longford and the brother-in-law of the Duke of Wellington, with whom he served in the Peninsular War. During the War of 1812, he was the commander of British forces attempting to take the Southern port of New Orleans (1814–15). On 8 January 1815, Pakenham was killed in action while leading his men at the Battle of New Orleans.
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