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Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey

Field Marshal The Most Honourable
The Marquess of Anglesey
KG, GCB, GCH, PC
Henry William Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey by William Salter.jpg
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
In office
27 February 1828 – 22 January 1829
Monarch George IV
Prime Minister The Duke of Wellington
Preceded by The Marquess Wellesley
Succeeded by The Duke of Northumberland
In office
4 December 1830 – 12 September 1833
Monarch William IV
Prime Minister The Earl Grey
Preceded by The Duke of Northumberland
Succeeded by The Marquess Wellesley
Personal details
Born 17 May 1768 (1768-05-17)
London
Died 29 April 1854(1854-04-29) (aged 85)
Uxbridge House, London
Nationality British
Political party Whig
Tory
Spouse(s) (1) Lady Caroline Villiers
(1774–1835)
(divorced 1810)
(2) Lady Charlotte Cadogan
(1781–1853)
Alma mater Christ Church, Oxford
Military service
Allegiance  United Kingdom / British Empire
Service/branch  British Army
Years of service 1793–1854
Rank Field Marshal
Commands 7th Light Dragoons
Battles/wars Napoleonic Wars
Awards Knight of the Order of the Garter
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Guelphic Order

Field Marshal Henry William Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey, KG, GCB, GCH, PC (17 May 1768 – 29 April 1854), styled Lord Paget between 1784 and 1812 and known as the Earl of Uxbridge between 1812 and 1815, was a British Army officer and politician. After serving as a Member of Parliament for Carnarvon and then for Milborne Port, he took part in the Flanders Campaign and then commanded the cavalry for Sir John Moore's army in Spain during the Peninsular War; his cavalry showed distinct superiority over their French counterparts at the Battle of Sahagún, where his men captured two French lieutenant colonels and so mauled the French chasseurs that they ceased to exist as a viable regiment. He also commanded the cavalry at the Battle of Benavente, where he defeated the elite chasseurs of the French Imperial Guard.

During the Hundred Days he led the charge of the heavy cavalry against Comte d'Erlon's column at the Battle of Waterloo. At the end of the battle he lost part of one of his legs to a cannonball, leading to a famous brief exchange of words with Wellington. In later life he served twice as Master-General of the Ordnance and twice as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.


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