biography
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| male
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| lived:
| (1761–1809)
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| biography:
| British soldier, born in Glasgow, W Scotland, UK. From 1794 he served in many countries in Europe and in the West Indies, but is remembered for his command of the English army in Spain (1808–9), where he was forced to retreat to Coruña. There he defeated a French attack, but was mortally wounded (as recounted in the poem by Wolfe). |
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