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Viscount Beresford, (* 2. Oktober 1768; † 8. Januar 1854 in Bedgebury, Kent) war ein britischer General und portugiesischer Marschall während der napoleonischen Kriege. Von 1811 bis 1821 war er als britischer Militärbefehlshaber in Portugal der eigentliche Herrscher dieses Landes.
General William Carr Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford, 1st Marquis of Campo Maior, GCB, GCH, PC (/ ˈ k ɑːr ˈ b ɛr ɪ s f ər d /; 2 October 1768 – 8 January 1854) was an Anglo-Irish soldier and politician.
William Carr Beresford, Viscount Beresford (born Oct. 2, 1768—died Jan. 8, 1854, Bedgebury, Kent, Eng.) was a British general and Portuguese marshal prominent in the (Iberian) Peninsular War of 1808–14.
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15. Jan. 2019 · William Carr Beresford defeats a French cavalryman in action during the war in Spain. The Irish-born general almost single-handedly turned a mob of Portuguese recruits into a fighting force formidable enough to beat Napoleon’s legions. (Image source: WikiCommons)
William Carr Beresford, Viscount Beresford 1768-1854, general, was an illegitimate son of George de la Poer Beresford, earl of Tyrone, and afterwards first marquis of Waterford in the peerage of Ireland, and younger brother of Vice-admiral Sir John Poo Beresford.
Marshal William Carr Beresford is the story of a celebrated and distinguished Irishman, honoured and decorated by the governments of Great Britain, Portugal and Spain, who served as Commander in Chief of the Portuguese army for eleven years. The book follows the trajectory of Beresford’s extensive military career.
Beresford, William Carr, Viscount Beresford, a distinguished general, son of the Marquis of Waterford, was born in Ireland, 2nd October 1768. He entered the army in 1785, and served with distinction in every quarter of the world — America, Corsica, India, Egypt, the Cape, and Buenos Ayres.
