Lord George Sackville

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British Army officer human nobleman politician

Lord George Sackville was an 18th-century British Army officer and politician whose controversial conduct in battle, particularly at Minden, led to a court-martial and lasting damage to his military reputation.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British Army officer → human → nobleman → politician →
allegiance	Kingdom of Great Britain →
alsoKnownAs	George Germain → Lord George Germain →
birthDate	1716-01-26 →
burialPlace	Withyham, Sussex →
causeOfNotability	controversial conduct at the Battle of Minden →
conflict	Seven Years' War →
consequence	barred from further military service →
countryOfCitizenship	Kingdom of Great Britain →
deathDate	1785-08-26 →
educatedAt	Trinity College, Dublin → Westminster School NERFINISHED →
era	18th century →
event	court-martial after the Battle of Minden →
familyName	Sackville →
father	Lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset →
givenName	George →
honorificPrefix	Lord →
language	English →
laterCareer	returned to high political office despite earlier disgrace →
memberOf	Privy Council of Great Britain →
militaryBranch	British Army →
militaryDisgrace	found guilty of disobedience at Minden →
militaryRank	Lieutenant General →
mother	Elizabeth Colyear →
nobleTitle	Viscount Sackville →
notableEvent	refused or delayed cavalry advance at Minden →
notableWork	Command at the Battle of Minden →
parliamentaryConstituency	Dover → East Grinstead → Tregony →
placeOfBirth	England →
placeOfDeath	Stoneland Lodge, Kent →
positionHeld	Lord Lieutenant of Kent → Member of Parliament → Secretary of State for the American Department → Vice-Treasurer of Ireland →
reputation	military reputation permanently damaged by Minden affair →
roleIn	British policy during the early years of the American Revolutionary War →
servedUnder	Duke Ferdinand of Brunswick NERFINISHED → Duke of Cumberland →
signature	George Germain →
spouse	Diana Sambrooke →

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Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle of Minden →	commander