Lieutenant General Lord George Paget

Lieutenant General Lord George Paget
Title:Lieutenant General Lord
First name:George
Surname:Paget
Year elected:1873
Last year on list:1879
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General Lord George Augustus Frederick Paget KCB (16 March 1818 – 30 June 1880), was a British soldier during the Crimean War who took part in the famous Charge of the Light Brigade. He later became a Whig politician. He was the eighth son of the 1st Marquis of Anglesey (RYS Original Member 1815-1853)

Paget served in the Crimean War and fought at Alma and Balaclava in command of the 4th (The Queen's Own) Light Dragoons. He is frequently quoted for his references to the Russian engagement in Balaklava on the Crimean Peninsula: "Every fool at the outposts, who fancies he hears something, has only to make a row, and there we all are, Generals and all... Well I suppose 500 false alarms are better than one surprise". This quote was supposedly written just before the Russians surprised the camp. He is famous for having charged with the Light Brigade while smoking a cheroot (a type of cigar favoured by soldiers who served in India).

Yachts Owned

NameRig ClassfromtoMMSI
Sultana Schooner 1873 1879  

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