George Charles Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan ( Eng. George Charles Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan ) or Lord Lucan ( April 16, 1800 - November 17, 1888 ) - British Field Marshal ( 1887 ), participant of the Crimean War .
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| George Charles Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan | ||||||
 George Charles Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan | ||||||
| Date of Birth | April 16, 1800 | |||||
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| Date of death | November 17, 1888 (88 years) | |||||
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| Affiliation |  Great Britain | |||||
| Type of army | cavalry | |||||
| Years of service | 1816 - 1888 | |||||
| Rank | field marshal | |||||
| Commanded | cavalry division | |||||
| Battles / Wars | Crimean War | |||||
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From the ancient English kind. He was educated at Westminster, in 1816 he entered military service. From 1820 - lieutenant, from 1826 - major. In 1828 he was a military observer in the Russian army during the war with Turkey. He was known as Lord Charles Bingham before the death of his father, the 2nd Earl of Lucan, in 1839 .
From 1841 - Colonel , from 1851 - Major General . Thanks to personal connections during the Crimean War, he was appointed commander of the British cavalry. He had a bad relationship with his subordinates, including his own son-in-law, Major General Lord Cardigan , commander of a light cavalry brigade, which played a tragic role in the battle of Balaclava on October 25, 1854 : misinterpretation of an order by Lord Lucan and an attack of a light cavalry brigade and light cavalry attacked the light cavalry brigade. frontal and flank fire of the Russian infantry and artillery led to heavy losses, in 20 minutes of the battle of just over 600 cavalrymen, 365 people were killed and captured.
Although he was never again involved in command, after the war in 1858 he became lieutenant-general , in 1865 - a full general , in 1887 - field marshal .