Cardwell, Edward
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Edward Cardwell was a 19th-century British statesman and reforming politician best known for his major reorganization of the British Army as Secretary of State for War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cardwell, Edward canonical | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
British politician
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human ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
British Army
NERFINISHED
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United Kingdom defence policy ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Oxford
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surface form:
Oxford University
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| employer | Government of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Cardwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
military reform
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politics ⓘ |
| givenName | Edward ⓘ |
| hasRole | reforming politician ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Viscount Cardwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later British military organization ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
contemporary liberal reform movements in Britain
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needs revealed by the Crimean War ⓘ |
| languageSpokenWrittenOrSigned | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Privy Council
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surface form:
Privy Council of the United Kingdom
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| memberOfPoliticalParty | Liberal Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Viscount Cardwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
abolition of the purchase of commissions in the British Army
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ending flogging in peacetime in the British Army ⓘ introduction of short-service enlistment in the British Army ⓘ localization of British Army regiments ⓘ modernization of the British Army command structure ⓘ reduction of overseas garrisons in favor of home-based forces ⓘ reorganization of the British Army ⓘ |
| notableWork | Cardwell Reforms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
politician
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statesman ⓘ |
| partOf | British Liberal governments of the 19th century NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
NERFINISHED
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Chief Secretary for Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ Postmaster General of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ President of the Board of Trade ⓘ Secretary of State for War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| workLocation |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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