Denis Pack
| Sir Denis Pack KCB | |
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Sir Denis Pack
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| Born | 1772 |
| Died | 1823 |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
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| Service/branch |
 British Army
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| Rank | Major-General |
| Commands held | Western District |
| Battles/wars | Napoleonic Wars |
Major-General Sir Denis Pack KCB (c.1772–1823) was an Anglo-Irish military officer during the Napoleonic Wars.
A descendant of Sir Christopher Packe, Pack was the son of the Very Reverend Thomas Pack, Dean of Ossory in the east of Ireland. His mother was Catherine, daughter and heiress of Denis Sullivan of Berehaven, Ireland.
He saw service in Flanders in 1794, was on the Quiberon expedition of 1795, and in Ireland of the suppression of the 1798 rebellion.
He commanded the 71st Foot during the capture of the Cape of Good Hope in 1806, was in the Peninsular in 1808, and the Walcheren expedition in 1809.
During the Peninsular War he was present at the battles of Roliça, Vimiero, A Coruña, Busaco, Ciudad Rodrigo, Salamanca, Vittoria, the Pyrenees, Nivelle, Nive, Orthez and Toulouse. His Peninsular Gold Medal had seven clasps.
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