Edward Paget
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General Sir Edward Paget |
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| 4th Governor of British Ceylon | |
| Monarch | George IV |
| Preceded by |
Edward Barnes acting governor |
| Succeeded by |
James Campbell acting governor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 November 1775 |
| Died | 13 May 1849 (aged 73) |
| Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | British Army |
| Rank | General |
| Battles/wars | Peninsular War |
General Sir Edward Paget GCB (3 November 1775 – 13 May 1849) was a British Army officer.
Born the fourth son of Henry Paget, 1st Earl of Uxbridge, Edward Paget became a cornet in the 1st Regiment of Life Guards in 1792. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Caernarvon Boroughs from 1796 to 1806.
He served in the British Army during the Peninsular War commanding the reserve at the Battle of Corunna in 1809 and then conducting the advance to Oporto in 1809. He was second in command under Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington in 1811 and was captured by French cavalry in 1812.
From 1816 to 1821 he was a Groom of the Bedchamber in the service of George IV, including a period 1816-1820 when the latter was Prince Regent during the mental illness of his father, George III.
Briefly serving as the Governor of Ceylon in 1822, he was appointed Commander-in-Chief, India on 13 January 1823 and conducted the Burmese campaigns of 1824 to 1825, relinquishing his role of as Commander-in-Chief on 7 October 1825. In 1826 he was appointed Governor of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. He was also Governor of the Royal Hospital Chelsea from 1837 until 1849.
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