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George Adam Wood

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in the campaigns of 1793 to 1795, taking part in the principal operations. Shortly after his return to England he went to the
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He was born the son of Lieutenant Adam Wood (d. 1773), who served with Captain Coote's Independent Company of Foot based at
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January 1809, and returned with the British army to England. In July he was in the expedition under the
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in June of that year. In February 1797 he sailed with Abercromby's expedition from
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at Woolwich, London, he received a commission as second lieutenant in the
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In 1815 Wood commanded the whole of the royal artillery in the
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The Waterloo roll call. With biographical notes and anecdotes
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May 1781. His further commissions were dated: lieutenant, 15
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March, and the subsequent blockade of that place and of
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February, and at the subsequent unsuccessful attempt on
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British Army personnel of the French Revolutionary Wars
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Knights Third Class of the Military Order of William
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January 1814. He was at the unsuccessful assault on
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For his services he received 200:May 1790; captain-lieutenant, 7 498: 478: 1: 454: 315:August. He was knighted on 22 244:, and was present under Sir 168: 7: 619:British Army major generals 384:(18 June), in the march to 359:promotion, and was made an 319:May 1812. He commanded the 228:May 1820; major-general, 27 10: 660: 307:, and was at the siege of 184:After passing through the 153:officer who served in the 524:British Newspaper Archive 117: 109: 89: 71: 55: 40: 31: 20: 609:Royal Artillery officers 541:Dalton, Charles (1904). 491:The Gentleman's Magazine 291:'s campaign, was at the 264:, was at the capture of 208:December 1800; major, 24 204:January 1795; captain, 3 420:. He also received the 564:Vetch, Robert Hamilton 494:. E. Cave. p. 92. 323:of the army under Sir 186:Royal Military Academy 426:Order of St. Vladimir 311:and its capture on 14 441:Governor of Carlisle 418:Sir J. C. 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