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24 giu 2024 · FitzRoy James Henry Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan (born September 30, 1788, Badminton, Gloucestershire, England—died June 28, 1855, near Sevastopol, Crimea, Russia) was a field marshal and the first British commander in chief during the Crimean War.
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5 giu 2024 · Fitzroy James Henry Somerset Raglan, 1st Baron (1788—1855) army officer View all related overviews »
16 giu 2024 · One of the Division's brigades, the 145th under Brigadier Nigel Fitzroy Somerset, was tasked with defending Cassel as a strong point. Of Sommerset's three infantry battalions, the 1st Battalion, The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, was detached to defend Hazebrouck, leaving him with, 2 nd Battalion, The Gloucestershire ...
4 giorni fa · The raglan sleeve gets its name from FitzRoy Somerset, the 1st Baron Raglan, who commissioned a coat with this style of sleeve after losing his arm in the Battle of Waterloo. He required a coat with fuller sleeves to accommodate his amputation, and the resulting design allowed for greater mobility.
18 giu 2024 · Subsequently Fiztroy Somerset became Lord Raglan. who commanded the British Army during the Crimean War... The anecdote refers to the Earl of Uxbridge - British cavalry commander - and his leg ("By God, sir, I've lost my leg!", to which Wellington replied "By God, sir, so you have!"
17 giu 2024 · This is a list of the present and extant Barons ( Lords of Parliament, in Scottish terms) in the Peerages of England, Scotland, Great Britain, Ireland, and the United Kingdom.