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George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan

British Army officer (1800-1888) · Died at 88

George Charles Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan,, styled Lord Bingham before 1839, was an Anglo-Irish peer and military officer.

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Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
Order of Saint Anna, 2nd class
Crimea Medal
Commander of the Legion of Honour
1st class, Order of the Medjidie

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He was one of three men, along with Louis Nolan and Lord Raglan, responsible for the fateful order during the Battle of Balaclava in October 1854 that led to the Light Brigade commander, the Earl of Cardigan, leading the Charge of the Light Brigade. He was subsequently promoted to field marshal. He was a ruthless landlord during the Great Famine in Ireland, evicting thousands of his tenants and renting his land to wealthy ranchers. He also came up with a solution that allowed Jews to sit in Parliament.

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Lived 1800 to 1888 · aged 88