About Gore Browne
Lived 1763 – 1843 (aged 79–80). Gore Browne was a military leader.
General Gore Browne ( 1764 – 12 January 1843) was a British Army officer who became Lieutenant-Governor of Plymouth.
Military career Browne was commissioned as an ensign in the 35th Regiment of Foot on 5 July 1780. He became commanding officer of the 40th Regiment of Foot and commanded it at the Battle of Krabbendam and the Battle of Bergen in September 1799 and the Battle of Alkmaar in October 1799 during the Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland. He commanded a brigade at the Battle of Montevideo in February 1807 during the British invasions of the River Plate and also took part in the unsuccessful Walcheren Campaign in Autumn 1809. and later served as colonel of the 44th Regiment of Foot.
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Who was Gore Browne?
British Army general
When was Gore Browne born?
Gore Browne was born in 1763 in Ireland.
When did Gore Browne die?
Gore Browne died on 12 January 1843 in Weymouth.
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Gore Browne was a military leader.
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