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James Thomas Brudenell 7th Earl of Cardigan b. 16 October 1797 d. 28 March 1868
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| Lineage | Brudenell |
| Sex | Male |
| Full name (at birth) | James Thomas Brudenell 7th Earl of Cardigan |
| Parents
♂ Robert Brudenell 6th Earl of Cardigan [Brudenell] b. 25 April 1760 d. 14 August 1837 ♀ Penelope Anne Cooke [Cooke] b. about 1770 d. 2 February 1826 | |
| Reference numbers | GEDCOM::darryllundy.ged::INDI @I24863@::Hailey C. Shannon |
Events
16 October 1797 birth: Hambleden, England
title: Lt.-Gen. Sir
title: 7th Earl
other: /of Cardigan/
title: 7th Baron
other: /Brudenell of Stonton/ co. Leicester
title: 8th Baronet
other: /Brudenell/
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5 November 1797 baptism: Hambleden, England
27 November 1815 other: Oxford University (Christs Church), Oxford, England, Matric.
May 1824 other: Mil-Rank
1825 other: Mil-Rank
1826 other: Mil-Rank
1830 other: Mil-Rank
1830 other: Mil-Rank
1836 other: Mil-Rank
1846 other: Mil-Rank
1854 other: Mil-Fought
1854 other: Mil-Rank
May 1855 other: Award
5 July 1855 other: Invest
2 August 1856 other: Invest
2 March 1858 other: Invest
1859 other: Mil-Rank
1860 other: Mil-Rank
1861 other: Mil-Rank
28 March 1868 death: Deene Park, England
9 April 1868 burial: Deene Park, Corby, England
Notes
[E., 1661]
[E., 1628]
[E., 1611]
from injuries sustained in a fall from his horse
M.P. (Tory) for Marlborough
Cornet||8th Hussars
battle of Balaclava, Crimean War||where he commanded a Cavalry Brigade, and lead the Charge of the Light Brigade. "His personal gallantry at Balaklava, when he charged the Russians at the head of his Brigade, forcing his way, with about 600 cavalry, through some 3,600 of the enemy, and leaving half of his men and horses dead on the field, will long be remembered, when the controversy as to the mistaken order, in obedience to which he lead the charge in the teeth of the enemy's guns, is forgotten"
Crimean Medal, 4 clasps
Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.)
M.P. (Tory) for Fowey
M.P. (Tory) for North Hampshire
Lieutenant
Captain
Major
Lieutenant-Colonel||15th Hussars
Lieutenant-Colonel||11th Hussars||on whom he is said to have spent ¹10,000 per year
Colonel||Army
Major-General
Lieutenant-General
Inspector General of Cavalry
Colonel||5th Dragoon Guards
Colonel||11th Hussars
Commander of the Legion of Honour||[France]
Knight, 2nd Class, of the Medjidie||[Turkey]
The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the
United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed.White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, Alan Sutton Publishing, 1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester,
U.K., 2000[edit] Sources
- ↑ The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the -
- ↑ United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed. - volume III, page 16, volume III, page 17
From grandparents to grandchildren
title: Lady
other: /Perceval/
other: /Brodrick/
death: 24 November 1824
