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Henry Hawley was a British army officer who served in the wars of the first half of the 18th century. He fought in a number of significant battles, including the Capture of Vigo in 1719, Dettingen, Fontenoy and Culloden.
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West Green House, built by Hawley in 1720, using profits from the capture of Vigo
Hawley fought in the 1707 Battle of Almanza, an Allied defeat
Falkirk Muir, January 1746
Hawley's aide at Culloden, James Wolfe, who later claimed to have been ordered to shoot Jacobite wounded after the battle
Hawley was buried here in 1759Awards 1
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George Harris, 1st Baron HarrisAlso won Order of the Bath
William Boog LeishmanAlso won Order of the Bath
John Hobart, 1st Earl of BuckinghamshireAlso won Order of the Bath
Daniel I. SultanAlso won Order of the Bath
Charles-Marie-Esprit EspinasseAlso won Order of the Bath
John MordauntAlso won Order of the BathAbout this person
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Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1679 to 1759 · aged 80
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