George Cathcart

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George Cathcart

Sir George Cathcart , GCB (born May 12, 1794 in London , † November 5, 1854 with Inkerman ) was a British general .

Cathcart was the fourth son of William Cathcart, 1st Earl Cathcart , and took part in the Wars of Liberation at the Allied headquarters in 1813/14 , while his father stayed with Tsar Alexander . He wrote Commentaries on the war in Russia and Germany in 1812 and 1813 (London 1850) about the events . After the return of Napoleon I , he was assigned to the staff of General Wellington and participated in the battles of Quatre-Bras and Waterloo .

After the outbreak of the rebellions in Canada in 1837 , Cathcart was entrusted with the supreme command of the British troops south of the Saint Lawrence River . He suppressed the uprising and returned to England in 1844. Here he received the honorary post of Deputy Lieutenant of the Tower of London and in 1851 was promoted to the rank of major general.

Cathcart was governor of the Cape Colony from March 31, 1852 to May 26, 1854 . Here he led the 8th Cape Border War ("Mlanjeni's War") against the Xhosa from 1852 . He also wrote Correspondence relative to his military operations in Kaffraria (London 1856). The South African town of Cathcart is named after him.

During the Crimean War , Cathcart led the 4th Division of the British Army. This he commanded in the battle of the Alma and in the battles of Balaklava and Inkerman . At Inkerman, his division bore the brunt of the battle, losing more than a third of their men. Cathcart himself was killed in this battle as well.

He had married his cousin Lady Georgiana Greville in 1824. With her he had seven daughters and one son.

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SURNAME Cathcart, George
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Cathcart, Sir George (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British general
DATE OF BIRTH May 12, 1794
PLACE OF BIRTH London
DATE OF DEATH November 5, 1854
Place of death at Inkerman