George Charles Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan,, styled Lord Bingham before 1839, was an Anglo-Irish peer and military officer. He was one of three men, along with Louis Nolan and Lord Raglan, responsible for the fateful order during the Battle of Balaclava in October 1854 that led to the Light Brigade commander, the Earl of Cardigan, leading the Charge of the Light Brigade. He was subsequently promoted to field marshal. He was a ruthless landlord during the Great Famine in Ireland, evicting thousands of his tenants and renting his land to wealthy ranchers. He also came up with a solution that allowed Jews to sit in Parliament.
George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan, English field marshal and politician (died 1888)
George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan, English field marshal and politician (died 1888)
On April 16, in the year 1800, George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan, English field marshal and politician (died 1888). This event is recorded as a Notable Births event in the history of April 16, one of 433 recorded events on this date across all of history.
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- This event took place on April 16, 1800 (AD era).
- It is categorised as a Notable Births event in recorded history.
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