# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/william-harcourt-3rd-earl-harcourt
# Generated: 2026-08-15T22:39:13.172Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/william-harcourt-3rd-earl-harcourt"
name: "William Harcourt, 3rd Earl Harcourt"
slug: "william-harcourt-3rd-earl-harcourt"
description: "Field Marshal William Harcourt, 3rd Earl Harcourt, was a British Army officer. In the Seven Years' War, he served as an aide-de-camp to Lord Albemarle during the expedition to Havana. He also commanded his regiment at the Battle of White Plains and then captured General Charles Lee at Basking Ridge during the American War of Independence. After that he commanded the British Cavalry at the Battle of Willems during the Flanders campaign. He succeeded the Duke of York as commander during that campaign and oversaw the British retreat and their final evacuation from Bremen. His last main military role was as Governor of the Royal Military College at Great Marlow."
tagline: "British Army officer"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/3rdEarlHarcourt.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Politicians"
  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1743-03-20"
deathDate: "1830-06-17"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           41.41
  momentum:             0
  historical:           6.548309333333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     39.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
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    title: "第三代哈考特伯爵威廉·哈考特"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Harcourt%2C_3._hrab%C4%9B_Harcourt"
    title: "William Harcourt, 3. hrabě Harcourt"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Harcourt%2C_3rd_Earl_Harcourt"
    title: "William Harcourt, 3rd Earl Harcourt"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "ویلیام هارکورت، سومین ارل هارکورت"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Harcourt_(3e_comte_Harcourt)"
    title: "William Harcourt (3e comte Harcourt)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Harcourt%2C_III_conte_Harcourt"
    title: "William Harcourt, III conte Harcourt"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%82%2C_%D0%A3%D0%B8%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%8F%D0%BC%2C_3-%D0%B9_%D0%B3%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%84_%D0%A5%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%82"
    title: "Харкорт, Уильям, 3-й граф Харкорт"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump