Sir Alexander George Woodford ( Eng. Sir Alexander George Woodford ; June 15, 1782 , London , August 26, 1870 , ibid.), British military commander, Field Marshal ( January 1, 1868 ).
| Sir Alexander George Woodford | ||||
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| Sir Alexander George Woodford | ||||
| Date of Birth | June 15, 1782 | |||
| Place of Birth | London | |||
| Date of death | August 26, 1870 (88 years old) | |||
| Place of death | London | |||
| Affiliation |  Great Britain | |||
| Type of army |  British army | |||
| Rank | field marshal | |||
| Battles / wars | Iberian Wars Napoleonic Wars | |||
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Biography
He was the eldest son of Lieutenant Colonel John Woodford (d. 1800 ) and his second wife, Lady Susan (d. 1814 ), the eldest daughter of Cosmo George Gordon (Cosmo Gordon) , 3rd Duke of Gordon and widow of John Fane, 9th Earl of Westmoreland .
Woodford attended college in Winchester College in 1794 and the Royal Military Academy in Woolwich in 1799 . December 6, 1794 received the rank of Ensign officer with admission to the 9th (East Norfolk) Infantry Regiment (9th (the East Norfolk) Regiment of Foot) .
He was promoted to lieutenant on July 15, 1795 , captains of the Coldstream Guards on December 11, 1799 , lieutenant colonels on March 8, 1810 , colonels on June 4, 1814 , 2nd regiment from July 25, 1814 , and 1st regiment major from January 18, 1820 . , from July 25, 1821 - regimental lieutenant colonel in the regiment of Coldstream Guards ), May 27, 1825 to major general , June 28, 1838 to lieutenant general , June 20, 1854 to full generals .
Family
- Been married since 1820 to Charlotte Mary Ann (died April 21, 1870 ) - the daughter of Charles Henry Fraser, the British Minister in Hamburg .
- His eldest son, Rev. Adolf Frederick Alexander Woodford, was a well-known author, editor, and scholar of Freemasonry.
- The youngest son, Charles John Woodford (1823-1857), colonel general of the rifle brigade, was killed during the siege of Kanpur during the Indian rebellion of 1857.
Rewards
- He was awarded the Order of the Bath, St. Michael and St. George 2 degrees, St. George 4 degrees (No. 3013; August 6, 1815 ) and others.