George Wade Military person

Field Marshal George Wade (1673 – 14 March 1748) was a British Army officer who served in the Nine Years' War, War of the Spanish Succession, Jacobite rising of 1715 and War of the Quadruple Alliance before leading the construction of barracks, bridges and proper roads in Scotland. He went on to be a military commander during the War of the Austrian Succession and Commander-in-Chief of the Forces during the Jacobite rising of 1745.

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George Wade
Birth dateJanuary 01, 1673
Birth place
County Westmeath , Ireland
Date of deathMarch 14, 1748

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military operations
Jacobite rising of 1715
War of the Austrian Succession
War of the Spanish Succession
War of the Quadruple Alliance
Jacobite rising of 1745
Nine Years' War
service start1690
service end1748

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