Lord Edward Somerset
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Lord Edward Somerset GCB |
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In office 1801–1831 |
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| Member of Parliament for Monmouth, Gloucestershire and Cirencester |
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| Born | 19 December 1776 Badminton |
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01 September 1842 (aged 65) London |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse(s) | Louisa Augusta Courtenay |
| Children | Edward Arthur Somerset |
| Occupation | soldier |
General Lord Robert Edward Henry Somerset GCB (19 December 1776 – 1 September 1842) was a British soldier who fought during the Peninsular War and the War of the Seventh Coalition.
He was the third son of Henry Somerset, 5th Duke of Beaufort, and elder brother of Lord Raglan.
Joining the 15th Light Dragoons in 1793, he became captain in the following year, and received a majority after serving as aide-de-camp to Prince Frederick, Duke of York in the Dutch expedition of 1799. At the end of 1800 he became a lieutenant-colonel, and in 1801 received the command of the 4th Dragoons. From 1799 to 1802 he represented the Borough of Monmouth in the House of Commons, from 1803 to 1823 and from 1830 sat for Gloucestershire and from 1834 to 1837 was MP for Cirencester.
He commanded his regiment at the battles of Talavera and Buçaco, and in 1810 received a colonelcy and the appointment of aide-de-camp to the king. In 1811, along with the 3rd Dragoon Guards, the 4th Dragoons fought a notable cavalry action at Usagre, and in 1812 Lord Edward Somerset was engaged in the great charge of Le Marchant's heavy cavalry at Salamanca. His conduct on this occasion (he captured five guns at the head of a single squadron) won him further promotion, and he made the remaining campaigns as a major-general at the head of the Hussar brigade (7th, 10th and 15th Hussars).
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