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Maj.-Gen. Hon. Sir Edward Michael Pakenham; edit. Language Label Description Also known as; English: Edward Pakenham. British general and politician (1778-1815)
War of 1812: Henry Hunter & the Death of British General Sir Edward Michael Pakenham By Richard H. Hunter In June of 1812, just 25-years after America’s first war of independence, the U.S. Congress and President James Madison declared its second war against Great Britain.
January 8, 1815. Sir Edward Michael Pakenham was a promising young general who might have been a hero of the Napoleonic Wars if he hadn’t been killed in action, leading his countrymen in their attempt to invade New Orleans in 1815. Pakenham was born into a life of priveledge as an Irish aristocrat. Like many young men of his station, Pakenham ...
Edward Pakenham was the brother of the Earl of Longford. He commanded the Royal Fusiliers at Copenhagen and at Martinique. While the regiment were in Nova Scotia he instituted a Book of Merit, and when he left to go to Portugal he was presented with a valuable sword by the officers.
Edward Pakenham. Date of Birth - Death March 19, 1778 - January 8, 1815. Edward Michael Pakenham was an Anglo-Irish army officer who spent the majority of his short life fighting for the British army. His career included service in Ireland, the West Indies, the Iberian Peninsula against Napoleon, and the United States, where he met his death at ...
PAKENHAM, Sir EDWARD MICHAEL (1778–1815), major-general, second son of Edward Michael, second baron Longford, and his wife Catherine, second daughter of the Right Hon. Hercules Longford Rowley, was born at Longford Castle, co. Westmeath, 19 April 1778. His younger brother, Sir Hercules Robert Pakenham [q. v.], is noticed separately.
5 de dez. de 2023 · The Honourable Sir Edward Michael Pakenham GCB (pro. packenum) (19 March 1778 8 January 1815), was an AngloIrish Army Officer and Politician. He was the son of the Earl of Longford and brotherin law of the Duke of Wellington, with whom he served in the Peninsular War.
