MILITARY PERSONNEL

George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan

1800 - 1888

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George Charles Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan, (16 April 1800 – 10 November 1888), styled Lord Bingham before 1839, was an Anglo-Irish peer and military officer. He was one of three men, along with Louis Nolan and Lord Raglan, responsible for the fateful order during the Battle of Balaclava in October 1854 that led to the Light Brigade commander, the Earl of Cardigan, leading the Charge of the Light Brigade. He was subsequently promoted to field marshal. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan has received more than 271,065 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan is the 1,931st most popular military personnel, the 4,800th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 115th most popular British Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan ranks 1,931 out of 2,058. Before him are William Hood Simpson, Bipin Rawat, John Schofield, Gail Halvorsen, Arnold Jackson, and Thomas C. Hart. After him are Oleg Mityaev, Hubert Gough, Abu Omar al-Shishani, Salman Raduyev, Rudolf Stöger-Steiner von Steinstätten, and John Sullivan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1800, George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan ranks 79. Before him are Sir William Jardine, 7th Baronet, Christian Lassen, Kolyu Ficheto, George Bancroft, Gilbert Thomas Burnett, and Juan Francisco de Vidal. After him are Ali Shah Durrani, Peter the Aleut, Caleb Cushing, Edward Bouverie Pusey, and Henry Hutchinson. Among people deceased in 1888, George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan ranks 80. Before him are Kanō Hōgai, Jan van Beers, Morrison Waite, Carl Gustav Axel Harnack, Henry James Sumner Maine, and Jules d'Anethan. After him are Richard A. Proctor, and Roscoe Conkling.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan ranks 4,800 out of 8,785. Before him are Tommy Steele (1936), Don Finlay (1909), Caroline Cossey (1954), Hugh Falconer (1808), Lesley Nicol (1953), and Hugh Blair (1718). After him are Steve Rothery (1959), Roland Penrose (1900), Alister Hardy (1896), Andy Carroll (1989), MF Doom (1971), and Reginald McKenna (1863).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United Kingdom

Among military personnels born in United Kingdom, George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan ranks 115. Before him are Oliver Leese (1894), John Tovey, 1st Baron Tovey (1885), John Dill (1881), John Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton (1896), Guy Simonds (1903), and Arnold Jackson (1891). After him are Hubert Gough (1870), Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy (1862), Colin Campbell, 1st Baron Clyde (1792), Edward Evans, 1st Baron Mountevans (1880), Max Horton (1883), and Hugh Trenchard, 1st Viscount Trenchard (1873).

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