Thomas Grosvenor (British Army officer)
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Field Marshal
Thomas Grosvenor (30 May 1764 - 20 January 1851) was a senior officer in the British Army
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, Grosvenor was educated at Westminster School
and commissioned into the 1st foot guards
in 1779. He was in charge of security at the Bank of England
during the Gordon Riots
in 1780. He held various brigade commands in Southern England between 1803 and 1805.
He was a brigade commander at the Battle of Copenhagen
in 1807 and again for the Walcheren Campaign
in 1809.
He became Member of Parliament
for Chester from 1795 and for Stockbridge
from 1826.
In 1846 he became a Field Marshal
.
Field Marshal
Field Marshal is a military rank. Traditionally, it is the highest military rank in an army.-Etymology:The origin of the rank of field marshal dates to the early Middle Ages, originally meaning the keeper of the king's horses , from the time of the early Frankish kings.-Usage and hierarchical...
Thomas Grosvenor (30 May 1764 - 20 January 1851) was a senior officer in the British Army
British Army
The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
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Military career
Born the third son of Thomas Grosvenor MPThomas Grosvenor (1734–1795)
-Background:Grosvenor was the second son of Sir Robert Grosvenor, 6th Baronet, and Jane, daughter of Thomas Warre. Richard Grosvenor, 1st Earl Grosvenor, was his elder brother.-Political career:Grosvenor sat as Member of Parliament for Chester from 1755 to 1795....
, Grosvenor was educated at Westminster School
Westminster School
The Royal College of St. Peter in Westminster, almost always known as Westminster School, is one of Britain's leading independent schools, with the highest Oxford and Cambridge acceptance rate of any secondary school or college in Britain...
and commissioned into the 1st foot guards
Grenadier Guards
The Grenadier Guards is an infantry regiment of the British Army. It is the most senior regiment of the Guards Division and, as such, is the most senior regiment of infantry. It is not, however, the most senior regiment of the Army, this position being attributed to the Life Guards...
in 1779. He was in charge of security at the Bank of England
Bank of England
The Bank of England is the central bank of the United Kingdom and the model on which most modern central banks have been based. Established in 1694, it is the second oldest central bank in the world...
during the Gordon Riots
Gordon Riots
The Gordon Riots of 1780 were an anti-Catholic protest against the Papists Act 1778.The Popery Act 1698 had imposed a number of penalties and disabilities on Roman Catholics in England; the 1778 act eliminated some of these. An initial peaceful protest led on to widespread rioting and looting and...
in 1780. He held various brigade commands in Southern England between 1803 and 1805.
He was a brigade commander at the Battle of Copenhagen
Battle of Copenhagen (1807)
The Second Battle of Copenhagen was a British preemptive attack on Copenhagen, targeting the civilian population in order to seize the Dano-Norwegian fleet and in turn originate the term to Copenhagenize.-Background:Despite the defeat and loss of many ships in the first Battle of Copenhagen in...
in 1807 and again for the Walcheren Campaign
Walcheren Campaign
The Walcheren Campaign was an unsuccessful British expedition to the Netherlands in 1809 intended to open another front in the Austrian Empire's struggle with France during the War of the Fifth Coalition. Around 40,000 soldiers, 15,000 horses together with field artillery and two siege trains...
in 1809.
He became Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Chester from 1795 and for Stockbridge
Stockbridge (UK Parliament constituency)
Stockbridge was a parliamentary borough in Hampshire, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1563 until 1832, when the borough was abolished by the Great Reform Act...
from 1826.
In 1846 he became a Field Marshal
Field Marshal
Field Marshal is a military rank. Traditionally, it is the highest military rank in an army.-Etymology:The origin of the rank of field marshal dates to the early Middle Ages, originally meaning the keeper of the king's horses , from the time of the early Frankish kings.-Usage and hierarchical...
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