Lord Henry Percy
British Army general and recipient of the Victoria Cross / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other uses, see Lord Henry Percy (disambiguation).
General Lord Henry Hugh Manvers Percy, VC, KCB (22 August 1817 – 3 December 1877) was a British Army officer and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Outside his military career he was briefly a Conservative Member of Parliament.
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Birth name | Henry Hugh Manvers Percy |
Born | (1817-08-22)22 August 1817 Cobham, Surrey |
Died | 3 December 1877(1877-12-03) (aged 60) Eaton Square, Belgravia |
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Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Years of service | 1836–1862 1862–1877 (Half-pay) |
Rank | General |
Unit | Grenadier Guards |
Commands held | 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards Curragh Camp |
Battles/wars | Rebellions of 1837 Crimean War Franco-Prussian War |
Awards | Victoria Cross Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Légion d'Honneur (France) Order of the Medjidie (Ottoman Empire) |
Alma mater | Eton College |
Relations | George Percy, 5th Duke of Northumberland (father) |
Other work | Member of Parliament |
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