General Sir George Cadogan (2 December 1814 – 27 January 1880) was a general in the British Army.

Life

The fifth son of George Cadogan, 3rd Earl Cadogan and Honoria Louisa Blake (and thus the younger brother of the 4th earl). He joined the Grenadier Guards as a lieutenant in 1833, and rose to

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by 1847, serving with them in the Crimean War as British Liaison officer to the Sardinian Expeditionary Corps and produced watercolours of scenes he witnessed during the war. He served as Colonel to the

106th Regiment of Foot (Bombay Light Infantry) The 106th Regiment of Foot (Bombay Light Infantry) was an infantry regiment of the British Army from 1862 to 1881, the third to bear the number after the Black Musqueteers (1761–1763) and a regiment raised briefly in 1794. It was formed b ...

from 1870 to 1874 and then of the

71st (Highland) Regiment of Foot The 71st Regiment of Foot was a Highland regiment in the British Army, raised in 1777. Under the Childers Reforms it amalgamated with the 74th (Highland) Regiment of Foot to become the 1st Battalion, Highland Light Infantry in 1881. History ...

from 1874 to his death during which time he was promoted to full General (on 1 October 1877).

Honours

*Knight in the Order of the Medjidie *Commander (1st Class) of the

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*Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath

Marriages and issue

His first marriage was to Sophia Armstrong, daughter of colonel Thomas Armstrong, on 19 February 1846. They had 4 children: * Mary Cadogan b. 8 Dec 1847, d. 15 Apr 1882 * Honoria Frances Cadogan b. 15 Jun 1849, d. c 1895 * Olivia Georgiana Cadogan+ b. 3 Sep 1850, d. 19 Jul 1910, married the Florentine patrician Lippo Neri, Conte Palagi del Palagio * Sophia Isabella Harriet Cadogan b. 7 Jan 1853, d. 3 Feb 1928 His second marriage was to Emily Ashworth, daughter of Lt-Gen Sir Frederick Ashworth, on 23 July 1857. They had 1 child: * Horace James Henry Cadogan b. 25 May 1862, d. 28 Apr 1932

References

External links

George Cadogan
on thePeerage.com

1814 births 1880 deaths George Younger sons of earls Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath British Army personnel of the Crimean War British Army generals 71st Highlanders officers 106th Regiment of Foot officers {{UK-army-bio-stub