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Is this little known general the third greatest British commander of all time?Court Martialled after his first battle, Eyre Coote went on to be Commander-in-...
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Coote’s father had succeeded to the wealth of his celebrated military uncle and namesake, whom he had followed into the army, in 1796. He had sat in the Irish Parliament for Ballinakill, 1790-7, and Maryborough, 1797-1800, and at Westminster for Queen’s County from 1802 to 1806, when he had been appointed governor and commander-in-chief of ...
This is a biographical work on Sir Coote and starts with his family history from AD 1350 onwards. The chapters are arranged chronologically and cover the life and experiences of Sir Coote from AD 1726 to AD 1784. It focuses primarily on his years of service in British India, after his arrival in AD 1754. The work is a reflection of Coote’s relations and interactions with other British ...
Summary Creator: Coote, Eyre, 1857-1925 Abstract: The Eyre Coote papers contain the military, family, and estate material of Sir Eyre Coote, a prominent British officer who participated in the Revolutionary war and many military expeditions in the early 19th century.
Coote, Sir Eyre (1759–1823), general and MP, was born c. 20 May 1759, second son of the Rev. Charles Coote (qv) of Shaen Castle, Queen's Co. (Laois), dean of Kilfenora, Co. Clare, and Grace Coote (née Tilson). Educated at Eton (1767–71), he entered TCD 1 November 1774, but did not graduate. In 1776 he was commissioned ensign in the 37th ...
Eyre Coote may refer to: Eyre Coote (East India Company officer) (1726–1783), Irish soldier and Commander-in-chief of India. Eyre Coote (British Army officer) (1762–1823), Irish-born general in the British Army. Eyre Coote (MP) (1806–1834), MP for Clonmel, son of the above. Eyre Tilson Coote, 3rd Baron Castle Coote (1793–1827), Sheriff ...
career of Eyre Coote, in all probability the most distin-guished warrior whose name figures on its lengthy roll of honour. Born in 1726, of a noble Irish family, Coote entered the army while still in his 'teens. Little is known of his share in the German campaign and the fighting of '45, but it is clear that in 1754 he sailed for India with the
