John Lambert

General Sir John Lambert GCB (died 14 September 1847) was a British Army officer who served in the French Revolutionary Wars, the Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812. Lambert entered the British Army in 1791 as an ensign in the 1st Foot Guards. He saw service in the Peninsula where, at the rank of Major-General, commanded a brigade of the 6th Division at the battles of the Nivelle, the Nive, Orthez, and Toulouse, and was mentioned in dispatches. ... more

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