Английская Википедия:George Cooke (British Army officer)
Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox military person Major-General Sir George Cooke Шаблон:Post-nominals (bapt. 26 August 1766[1]Шаблон:Snd3Шаблон:NbspFebruary 1837) was a British Army officer who commanded the 1st Division, under overall command of the Prince of Orange, at the Battle of Waterloo.
Early life and education
Cooke was the son and heir of George John Cooke of Harefield, MP for Middlesex, and Penelope Bowyer,[2] daughter of Sir William Bowyer, 3rd Baronet of Denham Court.[3]Шаблон:Sfn His father, the son of George Cooke, descended from a line of prothonotaries of the Court of Common Pleas. Educated at Harrow and at the military school in Caen, Normandy, in 1784 Cooke was appointed an ensign in the 10th Grenadier Guards.Шаблон:Sfn His brothers were General Sir Henry Frederick Cooke and naval officer Edward Cooke while his sister was Penelope Anne "Kitty" Cooke.[1]
After his father's death, his mother remarried Major-Gen. Edward Smith, uncle to Admiral Sir Sidney Smith.[4]
Career
Cooke achieved his lieutenancy in 1792, followed shortly by his captaincy. In March 1794, he joined the Guards in Flanders and was appointed aide-de-camp to Major General Sir Samuel Hulse. He served throughout the French Revolutionary Wars, in Flanders and Holland, at the conclusion of which he was promoted to lieutenant-colonel of his regiment, despite being severely wounded in 1799.Шаблон:Sfn From 1803 until early 1805, he held the post of assistant adjutant-general of the north west district. After receiving the rank of brevet colonel in 1808, he participated in the ill-fated 1809 Schelde expedition. After posts in Cadiz, he went to Holland in 1813 with the Brigade of Guards and took part in the ill-fated Siege of Bergen op Zoom the following year where he was described as a "prudent and humane commander".Шаблон:Sfn
In 1815 Cooke was on Wellington's staff at the Battle of Waterloo, where he lost his right arm.Шаблон:Sfn For his services at Waterloo he was made a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) on 22Шаблон:NbspJune 1815 and a Knight of St George of Russia.Шаблон:Sfn
He became Lieutenant-Governor of Portsmouth and General Officer Commanding South-West District in 1819.Шаблон:Sfn
He died, unmarried, at Harefield Park on 3Шаблон:NbspFebruary 1837.Шаблон:Sfn
Sources
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- Attribution
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- ↑ 1,0 1,1 Шаблон:Cite book
- ↑ London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1932
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite book
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