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Cavendish became colonel of the [[67th (South Hampshire) Regiment of Foot|67th Regiment of Foot]] in October 1759 and colonel of the [[34th (Cumberland) Regiment of Foot|34th Regiment of Foot]] in October 1760.<ref name=heath83/> Promoted to [[major-general]] on 7 March 1761, he sailed for Germany where [[Duke Ferdinand of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel|Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick]] gave him command of a brigade of [[chasseur]]s which he led to victory at the [[Battle of Wilhelmsthal]] in June 1762.<ref name=odnb/> Part of his brigade was ambushed during the [[Siege of Cassel (1762)|Siege of Kassel]] in October 1762.<ref name=odnb/> |
Cavendish became colonel of the [[67th (South Hampshire) Regiment of Foot|67th Regiment of Foot]] in October 1759 and colonel of the [[34th (Cumberland) Regiment of Foot|34th Regiment of Foot]] in October 1760.<ref name=heath83/> Promoted to [[major-general]] on 7 March 1761, he sailed for Germany where [[Duke Ferdinand of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel|Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick]] gave him command of a brigade of [[chasseur]]s which he led to victory at the [[Battle of Wilhelmsthal]] in June 1762.<ref name=odnb/> Part of his brigade was ambushed during the [[Siege of Cassel (1762)|Siege of Kassel]] in October 1762.<ref name=odnb/> |
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Cavendish was promoted to [[lieutenant-general]] on 30 April 1770, but owing to his sympathies, took no part in the [[American Revolution]]. In 1780, he retired from Parliament and his seat was taken by his nephew [[George Cavendish, 1st Earl of Burlington|Lord George Cavendish]]. He was promoted to full [[general]] on 20 November 1782 and to [[Field marshal (United Kingdom)|field marshal]] on 30 July 1796.<ref name=heath83/> He died at his home, [[Twickenham Park]] on 21 October 1803. He left most of his property to his nephew Lord George Cavendish, later the Earl of Burlington.<ref name=odnb/> |
Cavendish was promoted to [[lieutenant-general]] on 30 April 1770, but owing to his sympathies, took no part in the [[American Revolution]]. In 1780, he retired from Parliament and his seat was taken by his nephew [[George Cavendish, 1st Earl of Burlington|Lord George Cavendish]]. He was promoted to full [[general]] on 20 November 1782 and to [[Field marshal (United Kingdom)|field marshal]] on 30 July 1796.<ref name=heath83/> He died at his home, [[Twickenham Park]], on 21 October 1803.<ref name=heath83/> He left most of his property to his nephew Lord George Cavendish, later the Earl of Burlington.<ref name=odnb/> |
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Revision as of 22:17, 23 June 2014
Lord Frederick Cavendish | |
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| Born | August 1729 |
| Died | 21 October 1803 (aged 74) |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service |  British Army |
| Rank | Field Marshal |
| Battles / wars | Seven Years' War |
Field Marshal Lord Frederick Cavendish (August 1729 – 21 October 1803) was a British Army officer and Whig politician.
Military career
Born the son of William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire and Catherine Cavendish (née Hoskins), Cavendish was commissioned as an ensign in the 1st Regiment of Foot Guards on 29 April 1749.[1] He entered politics as Member of Parliament for Derbyshire in 1751.[2] He was promoted to lieutenant in his regiment and captain in the Army on 17 March 1752.[2]
In 1754, Cavendish gave up the Derbyshire seat for his brother George and was returned to Parliament as Member for Derby instead.[1] He was seconded to the 29th Regiment of Foot as lieutenant-colonel and went to Ireland with his brother William Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington, newly made Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in 1755.[1]
Cavendish was promoted to captain in the 1st Regiment of Foot Guards and lieutenant-colonel in the Army on 1 June 1756 and served as an aide-de-camp to the Duke of Cumberland in Germany in Summer 1757 during the Seven Years' War.[2] Promoted to colonel on 7 May 1758, he served under Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough during in the raid on St Malo in June 1758 and then took part in the Raid on Cherbourg in August 1758.[2] He was captured during the disastrous Battle of Saint Cast in September 1758 and gallantly offered to remain in captivity on the basis that he was a Member of Parliament but was released by the Duke of Aiguillon in an exchange for a French officer of equal rank in October 1758.[3]
Cavendish became colonel of the 67th Regiment of Foot in October 1759 and colonel of the 34th Regiment of Foot in October 1760.[3] Promoted to major-general on 7 March 1761, he sailed for Germany where Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick gave him command of a brigade of chasseurs which he led to victory at the Battle of Wilhelmsthal in June 1762.[1] Part of his brigade was ambushed during the Siege of Kassel in October 1762.[1]
Cavendish was promoted to lieutenant-general on 30 April 1770, but owing to his sympathies, took no part in the American Revolution. In 1780, he retired from Parliament and his seat was taken by his nephew Lord George Cavendish. He was promoted to full general on 20 November 1782 and to field marshal on 30 July 1796.[3] He died at his home, Twickenham Park, on 21 October 1803.[3] He left most of his property to his nephew Lord George Cavendish, later the Earl of Burlington.[1]
Family
Cavendish never married and he had no children.[3]
References
Sources
- Heathcote, Tony (1999). The British Field Marshals, 1736–1997: A Biographical Dictionary. Barnsley: Leo Cooper. ISBN 0-85052-696-5.
External links
- . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
- 1729 births
- 1803 deaths
- British field marshals
- 29th Regiment of Foot officers
- Worcestershire Regiment officers
- Grenadier Guards officers
- Coldstream Guards officers
- 67th Regiment of Foot officers
- 34th Regiment of Foot officers
- Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies
- Younger sons of dukes
- Cavendish family