George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan

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George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan, was a British Army officer best known for his controversial leadership role in the Crimean War, particularly in the events surrounding the Charge of the Light Brigade.

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George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan canonical 2
3rd Earl of Lucan 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army officer
British peer
Earl in the Peerage of Ireland
allegiance United Kingdom
child George Bingham, 4th Earl of Lucan
conflict Crimean War
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
familyName Bingham
father Richard Bingham, 2nd Earl of Lucan
genreOfActivity military command
givenName George
hasHonorificPrefix The Right Honourable
hasRelative James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan
hasTitle Lord Lucan
historicalPeriod 19th century
languageSpoken English
memberOf House of Lords
militaryBranch British Army
militaryConflict Siege of Sevastopol (1854–1855)
surface form: Siege of Sevastopol
militaryRole cavalry commander
militaryUnit 11th Hussars
17th Lancers
mother Elizabeth Belasyse
nobleFamily Bingham family
nobleTitle George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan self-linksurface differs
surface form: 3rd Earl of Lucan
notableFor association with the "Valley of Death" episode in the Crimean War
controversial military leadership
dispute with James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan
obeying the ambiguous order that led to the Charge of the Light Brigade
role in the Charge of the Light Brigade
service in the British Army cavalry
occupation politician
soldier
peerage Peerage of Ireland
Peerage of the United Kingdom
positionHeld Commander of the Cavalry Division in the Crimean War
rank Lieutenant-General
relatedByMarriageTo James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan
socialClass Aristocracy
sphereOfActivity British military history
Crimean War historiography
spouse Anne Brudenell
titleHeld Baron Bingham

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Battle of Balaclava commander George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan
Charge of the Light Brigade commander George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan
George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan nobleTitle George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: 3rd Earl of Lucan