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James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan

1797 - 1868

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Lieutenant-General James Thomas Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan (16 October 1797 – 28 March 1868), styled as Lord Cardigan, was an officer in the British Army who commanded the Light Brigade during the Crimean War, leading its charge at the Battle of Balaclava. Throughout his life in politics and his long military career, Brudenell characterised the arrogant and extravagant aristocrat of the period. His progression through the Army was marked by many episodes of extraordinary incompetence, but also by generosity to the men under his command and genuine bravery. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan has received more than 795,073 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan is the 1,746th most popular military personnel (down from 1,362nd in 2019), the 3,296th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,725th in 2019) and the 86th most popular British Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan ranks 1,746 out of 2,058. Before him are Gustav von Alvensleben, James Van Fleet, Ala-ud-Din Bahman Shah, Hyman G. Rickover, Ludwig von Falkenhausen, and John Kourkouas. After him are Lewis Powell, Flora Sandes, Karl Freiherr von Müffling, Valerian Wellesley, 8th Duke of Wellington, Ali Aaltonen, and Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1797, James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan ranks 73. Before him are Jean Victoir Audouin, Carl Gustaf Mannerheim, Wilhelm Küchelbecker, Stanislas Julien, José Mariano Salas, and Jan Jacob Rochussen. After him are Joseph Othmar Rauscher, Peter Georg Bang, Joseph von Radowitz, Francisco Javier Echeverría, John Gardner Wilkinson, and Bakht Khan. Among people deceased in 1868, James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan ranks 51. Before him are Bernardo Berro, James David Forbes, Eduard Friedrich Poeppig, Halfdan Kjerulf, José Tadeo Monagas, and Black Kettle. After him are Constantin Negruzzi, William Rutter Dawes, Joaquín Suárez, Nestor Kukolnik, Gennaios Kolokotronis, and Thaddeus Stevens.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan ranks 3,296 out of 8,785. Before him are Henry Wood (1869), Jon Pertwee (1919), Emil Voigt (1883), Charles Blagden (1748), Ajahn Brahm (1951), and Tony Kaye (1952). After him are Roland Orzabal (1961), Gilbert Adair (1944), Jack Sheppard (1702), Matthew Hopkins (1620), John Hutchinson (1884), and Tommy Cooper (1921).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United Kingdom

Among military personnels born in United Kingdom, James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan ranks 86. Before him are Tom Phillips (1888), Lawrence Oates (1880), Charles Lee (1731), Frederick Browning (1896), John Benbow (1653), and Harry Patch (1898). After him are Flora Sandes (1876), Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth (1757), Miles Dempsey (1896), John Byng (1704), Boston Corbett (1832), and Eddie Chapman (1914).

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