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Major-General Sir Charles Broke Vere (21 February 1779 – 1 April 1843), '' né'' Broke, was a British soldier and Conservative Member of Parliament.
Major-General Sir Charles Broke Vere (21 February 1779 – 1 April 1843), '' né'' Broke, was a British soldier and Conservative Member of Parliament.
Life
He was the son of Philip Bowes Broke and the younger brother of Rear-Admiral Sir Philip Broke, 1st Baronet. After service during the Battle of Castricum, Broke fought under the Duke of Wellington in the Napoleonic Wars and later rose to the rank of Major-General. For his gallantry at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 he was awarded the RussianOrder of St. Vladimir
The Imperial Order of Saint Prince Vladimir (russian: орден Святого Владимира) was an Imperial Russian order established on by Empress Catherine II in memory of the deeds of Saint Vladimir, the Grand Prince and the Baptizer ...
and the Dutch Order of Wilhelm. In 1822 he took the surname of Vere in addition to Broke. In 1825, upon Wellington's recommendation, he was appointed '' aide-de-camp'' to King William IV, a post he held for twelve years. He also represented East Suffolk East Suffolk may refer to the following places in Suffolk, England:
* East Suffolk (county), a county until 1974
* East Suffolk District, a local government district established in 2019
* East Suffolk (UK Parliament constituency), an electoral dist ...
in the House of Commons between 1835 and 1843. Broke Vere died in April 1843, at the age of 64.
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Broke Vere, Charles 1779 births 1843 deaths British Army major generals British Army personnel of the French Revolutionary Wars British Army personnel of the Napoleonic Wars UK MPs 1835–1837 UK MPs 1837–1841 UK MPs 1841–1847 Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Recipients of the Waterloo Medal Recipients of the Order of St. Vladimir, 4th class