George Warde

George Warde
General George Warde
Born24 November 1725
Died11 March 1803 (1803-03-12) (aged 77)
Buried
Allegiance Kingdom of Great Britain
Service / branchBritish Army
RankGeneral
CommandsIreland

General George Warde (24 November 1725 – 11 March 1803) was a British Army officer. The second son of Colonel John Warde of Squerryes Court in Westerham, and Miss Frances Bristow of Micheldever.[1] He was a close childhood friend of James Wolfe, the Conqueror of Quebec. He became a colonel in the Royal Horse Guards.[2] (2 April 1778 Colonel of the 1st Regiment of Horse). In 1773 he became colonel of the 14th Dragoons,[2] then in 1791 was appointed Commander-in-Chief, Ireland,[2] a post which earned him the rank of general in 1796.[2]

He died in 1803 and is buried at St Mary Abchurch in London.[2]

  1. ^ Robertson, Scott (1886). Squerryes Court, the Camp, and the Pictures (PDF). Kent Archaeological Society. p. 134.
  2. ^ a b c d e Visitation of England and Wales Notes, 1903 By Joseph J. Howard, Page 81