William George Keith Elphinstone
British Army general · Lived 1782 to 1842 · aged 60
Major-General William George Keith Elphinstone CB was a Scottish officer of the British Army during the 19th century, remembered for service in the highest and lowest actions of the British Army.
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Elphinstone commanded the 33rd Foot at the Battle of Waterloo, and the British force at Kabul during the First Anglo-Afghan War.
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Lived 1782 to 1842 · aged 60
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