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Henry Hardinge, 1st Viscount Hardinge

British politician (1785-1856) · Politicians · Died at 71

Field Marshal Henry Hardinge, 1st Viscount Hardinge, was a British Army officer and politician. After serving in the Peninsular War and the Waterloo Campaign he became Secretary at War in Wellington's ministry.

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Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath

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After a tour as Chief Secretary for Ireland in 1830 he became Secretary at War again in Sir Robert Peel's cabinet. He went on to be Governor-General of India at the time of the First Anglo-Sikh War and then Commander-in-Chief of the Forces during the Crimean War.

Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1785 to 1856 · aged 71