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George Cathcart
General Sir George Cathcart
Born(1794-05-12)12 May 1794
Renfrewshire, Scotland
Died5 November 1854(1854-11-05) (aged 60)
Inkerman, Crimea
Buried
British Cemetery in Sevastopol
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchUnited Kingdom
Years of service1810–1854
RankMajor-General
Commands held4th Division
Battles/wars
  • Napoleonic Wars
    • Battle of Copenhagen
  • Hundred Days
    • Battle of Quatre Bras
    • Battle of Waterloo
  • Eighth Xhosa War
  • Battle of Berea
  • Crimean War
    • Battle of Inkerman 
AwardsKnight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
Spouse(s)Lady Georgiana Greville

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