| 词条 | Sir George Walker, 1st Baronet |
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| name =Sir George Walker | image = | caption = | birth_date =25 May 1764 | death_date ={{death-date and age|14 November 1842|25 May 1764}} | placeofburial_label = | placeofburial = | birth_place = | death_place = | placeofburial_coordinates = | nickname = | allegiance ={{flagicon|United Kingdom}} United Kingdom | branch = British Army | serviceyears =1782–1842 | rank =General | unit = | commands =Madras Army | battles =Flanders Campaign Napoleonic Wars | awards =Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath | relations = | laterwork = }}General Sir George Townshend Walker, 1st Baronet, GCB (25 May 1764 – 14 November 1842) was a British Army officer. Military careerWalker was commissioned as an ensign in the 95th Regiment of Foot in 1782.[1] He served in the Flanders Campaign and was then given command of the 50th Regiment of Foot in October 1799.[2] He commanded his regiment at the Battle of Copenhagen in 1807 during the Napoleonic Wars.[2] He went on to command a brigade during the Walcheren Campaign in 1809 and again at the Siege of Badajoz in 1812 during the Peninsular War.[1] He became Commander-in-Chief of the Madras Army in 1825 before retiring from that post in 1831.[1] In 1837 he became Lieutenant-Governor of the Royal Hospital Chelsea where he died in November 1842.[2] He was also colonel of the Regiment de Meuron, then exchanged to the 84th Regiment of Foot, then exchanged to the 52nd Regiment of Foot and then, in 1839, exchanged to the 50th (Queen's Own) Regiment, a post he held until death.[2] References1. ^1 2 The Peerage.com {{s-start}}{{s-mil}}{{s-bef|before=Pierre-Frederick de Meuron}}{{s-ttl|title=Colonel of the Regiment de Meuron | years=1812–1816}}{{s-non|reason=Regiment disbanded}}{{s-bef|rows=2|before=Sir William Stewart}}{{s-ttl|title=Colonel-Commandant of the 3rd Battalion,2. ^1 2 3 Paget Family The Rifle Brigade | years=1816–1818}}{{s-aft|after=Sir John Oswald}} |-{{s-ttl|title=Colonel-Commandant of the 2nd Battalion, The Rifle Brigade | years=1818–1820}}{{s-aft|after=Sir Edward Barnes}}{{s-bef|before=George Barnard}}{{s-ttl|title=Colonel of the 84th (York and Lancaster) Regiment of Foot | years=1820–1822}}{{s-aft|after=Sir Denis Pack}}{{s-bef|before=Sir Hildebrand Oakes}}{{s-ttl|title=Colonel of the 52nd (Oxfordshire) Regiment of Foot | years=1822–1839}}{{s-aft|after=Sir Thomas Arbuthnot}}{{s-bef|before=Sir Alexander Campbell}}{{s-ttl|title=C-in-C, Madras Army|years=1825–1831}}{{s-aft|after=Sir Robert O'Callaghan}}{{s-bef|before=Sir James Duff}}{{s-ttl|title=Colonel of the 50th (Queen's Own) Regiment of Foot | years=1839–1842}}{{s-aft|after=Sir Hudson Lowe}}{{s-reg|uk-bt}}{{s-new | creation}}{{s-ttl | title=Baronet (of Castleton, Monmouth) | years=1835–1842}}{{s-aft | after=George Forestier-Walker}}{{s-end}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Walker, Sir George}} 11 : 1764 births|1842 deaths|British Army generals|52nd Regiment of Foot officers|84th Regiment of Foot officers|Rifle Brigade officers|Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment officers|British Army personnel of the Napoleonic Wars|British Army commanders of the Napoleonic Wars|Place of birth missing|Place of death missing |
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