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Denis Pack. Major-General Sir Denis Pack, KCB (7 October 1775 – 24 July 1823) was an Anglo-Irish military officer during the Napoleonic Wars . Background. A descendant of Sir Christopher Packe, Pack was the son of the Very Reverend Thomas Pack, Dean of Ossory in the east of Ireland.
- 7 October 1775
- Major-General
- 1791–1823
- British Army
Synopsis. Denis Pack (1775-1823) spent his entire adult life in the military. The son of an Irish clergyman, he grew up in a time of ferment in Ireland as both Irish protestants and catholics flexed their muscles in search of greater control of their lives.
Pen & Sword (2022), hardback. ISBN 9781399083201. 213 pp, 18 maps and 29 colour photos. Sir Denis Pack is perhaps most famous for being the most decorated officer in the Peninsular War apart from the Duke of Wellington himself, but there has only ever been one biography of him published in 1908.
Kids Encyclopedia Facts. Major-General Sir Denis Pack KCB (7 October 1775–24 July 1823) was an Anglo-Irish military officer during the Napoleonic Wars. Background. A descendant of Sir Christopher Packe, Pack was the son of the Very Reverend Thomas Pack, Dean of Ossory in the east of Ireland.
Pack, Sir Denis (1775–1823), British army general, was born 7 October 1775 in Kilkenny city, younger son of Rev. Thomas Pack (1720?–1795), dean of Ossory, and Catherine Pack (née Sullivan), of St Andrew's parish, Dublin. In June 1790 he entered TCD, aged 15, but did not take his degree.
General Sir Denis Pack headed the 9th Brigade, which included the 1st Foot (Royal Scots), 44th Foot, and two Highland regiments—the 42nd (Black Watch) and 92nd (Gordons). The battle was confusing, the situation extremely fluid.
Major-General Sir Denis Pack KCB (c.1772–1823) was an Anglo-Irish military officer during the Napoleonic Wars. A descendant of Sir Christopher Packe, Pack was the son of the Very Reverend Thomas Pack, Dean of Ossory in the east of Ireland.
