George de Lacy Evans

For the Australian male impersonator, see Edward De Lacy Evans.

Sir George de Lacy Evans
Evans photographed in 1855
Born7 October 1787[1][2]
Moig, County Limerick, Ireland
Died9 January 1870
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Army
RankGeneral
CommandsBritish Legion
2nd Division
Battles/wars
AwardsKnight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour (France)
Other workMember of Parliament

General Sir George de Lacy Evans GCB (7 October 1787 – 9 January 1870) was an Irish officer in the British Army who served in four of the United Kingdom's 19th century wars. He became a long-serving Member of Parliament.[3]

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  2. ^ Spiers, Edward M. (1983). Radical General: Sir George de Lacy Evans, 1787-1870. Manchester University Press. p. 1. ISBN 9780719009297. Retrieved 21 June 2019. 1787.
  3. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Evans, Sir George de Lacy" . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.