William Lumley Military person

General Sir William Lumley, GCB (1769–1850) was a senior British Army officer and courtier during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. The son of the Earl of Scarborough, Lumley enjoyed a rapid rise through the ranks aided by a reputation for bravery and professionalism established on campaign in Ireland, Egypt, South Africa, South America, Italy, Portugal and Spain. Following his retirement from the army due to ill health in 1811, Lumley served as Governor of Bermuda and later gained a position as a courtier to the Royal Household. Lumley is especially noted for his actions at the Battle of Antrim where he saved the lives of several magistrates and was seriously wounded fighting hand-to-hand with United Irish rebels in the Irish Rebellion of 1798.

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Birth date	August 28, 1769
Date of death	December 15, 1850
Place of death	Grosvenor Square

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allegiance	United Kingdom
award	Order of the Bath
military operations	Napoleonic Wars Battle of Blaauwberg Peninsular War French Revolutionary Wars French campaign in Egypt and Syria Battle of Albuera Irish Rebellion of 1798 British invasions of the Río de la Plata Battle of Antrim Battle of Montevideo (1807)
military branch	British Army
service start	1787
service end	1787