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Kenneth Howard, 1st Earl of Effingham

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in 1799. He was present in every action of the last-named campaign. He was gazetted captain and lieutenant-colonel 25 July 1799, and was connected with the foreign troops in the English service as deputy inspector-general, inspector-general, and commandant of the foreign depôt. This latter office he
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8 May 1793. He was promoted lieutenant and captain 25 April 1793 (acting as adjutant of his regiment from December 1793 to December 1797), captain-lieutenant and lieutenant-colonel 30 December 1797, and brigade-major to the foot-guards 17 April 1798, in which capacity he served throughout the Irish
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resigned on being appointed colonel and aide-de-camp to the king, 1 January 1805. He became second major of his regiment 4 August 1808, and major-general 25 July 1810.
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till August 1812. In November of that year, he was selected to command the 1st brigade of guards in the 1st Division, and was in entire command of that division under
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he was placed in command of the 1st Division of the British Army during the occupation of France, with the local rank of lieutenant-general.
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In January 1811 Howard joined the army in the Peninsula, being placed in command of a brigade of the
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Lord Effingham married Lady Charlotte Primrose (c. 1776 – 17 September 1864), daughter of
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His father, Henry Howard (14 January 1736 – 10 September 1811), was the son of
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Lady Arabella Georgina Howard (25 January 1809 – 10 December 1884), married
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from June 1813 to the end of the war. He was present at the battles of
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Reverend Hon. William Howard (23 April 1815 – 12 May 1881).
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Lady Charlotte Howard (30 October 1803 – 8 March 1886).
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as Baron Howard of Effingham in 1816. In 1837 he was created
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British Army personnel of the French Revolutionary Wars
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Charles Howard (6 December 1807 – 8 March 1882).
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contributions in Parliament by the Earl of Effingham
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Ken Howard (disambiguation)
The Right Honourable
GCB

Denis Dighton
United Kingdom
United Kingdom

British Army
Lieutenant General
French Revolutionary Wars
Napoleonic Wars
GCB
British Army
Lieutenant-General Thomas Howard
William Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Effingham
William Mackenzie, 5th Earl of Seaforth
Alexander Stewart, 6th Earl of Galloway
Page of Honour
George III

The Banquet at the Coronation of George IV
George Jones
George IV's Coronation
Coldstream Guards
St. Amand
Duke of York
expedition to Holland
1st Division
Sir William Erskine

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