William Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford
Anglo-Portuguese General (1768-1854)
Died aged 85LibraKingdom of Portugal
Biography
William Carr Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford, (; 2 October 1768 – 8 January 1854) was a British army officer and politician. A general in the British Army and a Marshal in the Portuguese Army, he fought alongside the Duke of Wellington in the Peninsular War and held the office of Master-General of the Ordnance in 1828 in the First Wellington ministry. He led the 1806 failed British invasion of Buenos Aires.
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Career highlights
Career & roles
- member of the 4th Parliament of the United Kingdom
- member of the 5th Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Master-General of the Ordnance
Family
- Spouse(s)
- Louisa Beresford
- Siblings
- Sir John Beresford, 1st BaronetHenry Beresford, 2nd Marquess of WaterfordLord John BeresfordLord George BeresfordLady Isabella BeresfordLady Elizabeth BeresfordMarcus Beresford, Lord de la PoerLady Catherine Beresford
Awards & honours (1)
- Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
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