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Edward Finch (British Army officer)

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to the King. In 1809 he took a brigade of Guards to Denmark, taking an active role in the bombardment of Copenhagen but did not see active service after that time.
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in command of a brigade of cavalry and was promoted major-general on New Year's Day, 1801. In 1804 he was appointed a
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In 1792 he was promoted captain and lieutenant-colonel and went with the Guards Brigade as part of the 1793
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He was present with the Guards during the Irish Rebellion of the
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under General Lake. He was present at the actions of
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The Honourable
United Kingdom
British Army
General
American Revolutionary War
French Revolutionary Wars
Flanders Campaign
Battle of Caesar's Camp
Battle of Famars
Battle of Lincelles
Battle of Hondschoote
Battle of Tourcoing
Battle of Tournay
Irish Rebellion of 1798
Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland
Battle of Bergen
Egyptian Campaign
Siege of Alexandria
Napoleonic Wars
Battle of Copenhagen
General
British Army
member of parliament
Heneage Finch, 3rd Earl of Aylesford
Westminster School
Trinity College, Cambridge
11th Dragoons
20th Light Dragoons
87th Regiment of Foot
Coldstream Guards

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