William Harris, 2nd Baron Harris
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William George Harris, 2nd Baron Harris KCH
(19 January 1782 – 30 May 1845) was a British
soldier and peer.
Harris was the son of George Harris, 1st Baron Harris
.
He fought under his father during the siege and capture of Seringapatam
in 1799 at the age of 17. He later became a Lieutenant-General in the British Army and a Colonel in the 73rd Regiment of Foot
, and commanded the latter regiment at the Battle of Waterloo
in 1815.
Lord Harris died in May 1845, aged 63, and was succeeded in the barony by his son George
.
Royal Guelphic Order
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(19 January 1782 – 30 May 1845) was a British
United Kingdom
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soldier and peer.
Harris was the son of George Harris, 1st Baron Harris
George Harris, 1st Baron Harris
George Harris, 1st Baron Harris GCB was a British soldier.Harris was the son of the Reverend George Harris, curate of Brasted, Kent. He was educated at Westminster School and at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, he was commissioned to the Royal Artillery in 1760, transferring to an ensigncy in...
.
He fought under his father during the siege and capture of Seringapatam
Battle of Seringapatam
The Siege of Seringapatam was the final confrontation of the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War between the British East India Company and the Kingdom of Mysore. The British achieved a decisive victory after breaching the walls of the fortress at Seringapatam and storming the citadel. Tippu Sultan, Mysore's...
in 1799 at the age of 17. He later became a Lieutenant-General in the British Army and a Colonel in the 73rd Regiment of Foot
73rd Regiment of Foot
The 73rd Regiment of Foot also known as MacLeod's Highlanders after its founder John Mackenzie, Lord MacLeod, was an infantry regiment of the British Army.- History :- First raising :...
, and commanded the latter regiment at the Battle of Waterloo
Battle of Waterloo
The Battle of Waterloo was fought on Sunday 18 June 1815 near Waterloo in present-day Belgium, then part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands...
in 1815.
Lord Harris died in May 1845, aged 63, and was succeeded in the barony by his son George
George Harris, 3rd Baron Harris
George Francis Robert Harris, 3rd Baron Harris GCSI , was a British peer, Liberal politician and colonial administrator...
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