Henry Askew
Officer:British Army/served during the Napoleonic Wars/fought at the Battle of Waterloo
About Henry Askew
Lived 1775 – 1847 (aged 72). Henry Askew was a British military personnel.
Sir Henry Askew KCB (7 May 1775 – 25 June 1847 ) was an officer of the British Army. He served during the Napoleonic Wars and fought at the Battle of Waterloo. He rose to the rank of lieutenant-general during his career.
Biography Askew was born in 1775, the third son of John Askew of Pallinsburn House, Ford, Northumberland.
He joined the army in 1793 as an ensign in the 1st Foot. He served in the campaigns in Holland and Flanders in 1799, and then in the Walcheren Campaign in 1809. Askew took part in the Peninsular War and operations in the south of France, being commended with a medal for his part in the Battle of the Nive.
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Who was Henry Askew?
Officer:British Army/served during the Napoleonic Wars/fought at the Battle of Waterloo (1775-1847)
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Henry Askew was born on 7 May 1775.
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Henry Askew died on 25 June 1847.
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Henry Askew was a military personnel.
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Henry Askew was British.
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