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.

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instanceOf British politician
human
areaOfInfluence British Army NERFINISHED
United Kingdom defence policy
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
educatedAt University of Oxford
surface form: Oxford University
employer Government of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
familyName Cardwell NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork military reform
politics
givenName Edward
hasRole reforming politician
honorificTitle Viscount Cardwell NERFINISHED
influenced later British military organization
influencedBy contemporary liberal reform movements in Britain
needs revealed by the Crimean War
languageSpokenWrittenOrSigned English
memberOf Privy Council
surface form: Privy Council of the United Kingdom
memberOfPoliticalParty Liberal Party (UK) NERFINISHED
nobleTitle Viscount Cardwell NERFINISHED
notableFor abolition of the purchase of commissions in the British Army
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
statesman
partOf British Liberal governments of the 19th century NERFINISHED
positionHeld Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster NERFINISHED
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
surface form: London

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Peelite notableMember Cardwell, Edward