George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan
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George Charles Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan, GCB (16 April 1800 – 10 November 1888), styled Lord Bingham before 1839, was an Anglo-Irish aristocrat and British Army officer. He was one of three men, along with Captain Nolan and Lord Raglan, responsible for the fateful order during the Battle of Balaclava in October 1854 that led to the Light Brigade commander, the Earl of Cardigan, leading the Charge of the Light Brigade. He was subsequently promoted to field marshal.
The Earl of Lucan | |
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Nickname(s) | "The Exterminator", "Lord Look-on" |
Born | (1800-04-16)16 April 1800 London, England, Great Britain |
Died | 10 November 1888(1888-11-10) (aged 88) London, England, United Kingdom |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Years of service | 1816–1877 |
Rank | Field Marshal |
Commands held | Cavalry Division |
Battles/wars | Crimean War |
Awards |
Lord Lucan was a ruthless landlord during the Great Famine in Ireland, evicting thousands of his Irish tenants and renting his land to wealthy ranchers. He also came up with a solution that allowed Jews to sit in Parliament.