Alexander George Woodford Military person

Field Marshal Sir Alexander George Woodford, GCB, KCMG (15 June 1782 – 26 August 1870) was a British Army officer. After taking part in the Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland, he served in most of the battles of the Napoleonic Wars. During the Hundred Days he commanded the 2nd battalion of the Coldstream Guards at the Battle of Quatre Bras, the Battle of Waterloo and the storming of Cambrai. He went on to become lieutenant governor and brigade commander at Malta, lieutenant governor and brigade commander at Corfu and then commander of the British garrison on the Ionian Islands before being appointed Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Gibraltar.

Personal facts

Birth dateJune 15, 1782
Birth place
London , United Kingdom
Date of deathAugust 26, 1870
Place of death
London , United Kingdom
Resting place
Kensal Green Cemetery

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allegianceUnited Kingdom
award
Order of the Bath
Order of St Michael and St George
military operations
Napoleonic Wars
French Revolutionary Wars
military branch
British Army
military command
1st battalion Coldstream Guards
2nd battalion Coldstream Guards
service start1794
service end1843

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