About Mildmay Fane
Lived 1795 – 1868 (aged 73). Mildmay Fane was a military leader.
General Mildmay Fane (3 February 1795 – 12 March 1868) was a British Army officer.
Military career Born the son of Henry Fane and Anne Fane (née Batson) as well as the grandson of Thomas Fane, 8th Earl of Westmorland, Fane fought at the Battle of Vitoria, the Battle of San Sebastian and the Battle of the Nive during the Peninsular War as well as the Battle of Quatre Bras during the Hundred Days. He raised the 98th (Prince of Wales's) Regiment of Foot in Chichester in response to the threat posed by the French intervention in Spain in March 1824.
He was promoted to full general on 27 March 1863.
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Who was Mildmay Fane?
British Army officer, died 1868
When was Mildmay Fane born?
Mildmay Fane was born on 3 February 1795.
When did Mildmay Fane die?
Mildmay Fane died on 12 March 1868.
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Mildmay Fane was a military leader.
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