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  2. Charles Townshend (British Army officer) - Wikipedia

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    Major General Sir Charles Vere Ferrers Townshend, KCB, DSO (21 February 1861 – 18 May 1924) was a British soldier who during the First World War led an overreaching military campaign in Mesopotamia. His troops were besieged and captured at the Siege of Kut (December 1915 to April 1916), which was possibly the worst defeat suffered by the Allies.

  3. Townshend, Charles Vere Ferrers, Sir | International ...

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    Townshend, Charles Vere Ferrers British and Indian Army Officer Born 21 February 1861 in London, Great Britain Died 18 May 1924 in Paris, France Sir Charles Vere Ferrers Townshend commanded the 6 th (Poona) Division in Mesopotamia between April 1915 and April 1916. Table of Contents 1 Introduction 2 First World War 3 Post-War Notes

  4. The Townshend Acts, named after Charles Townshend, British chancellor of the Exchequer, imposed duties on British china, glass, lead, paint, paper and tea imported to the colonies....

  5. Charles Cornwallis - HISTORY

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    Charles Cornwallis was a British army officer who served as a general during the Revolutionary War (also known as the American Revolution). ... Townshend Acts. The Townshend Acts were a series of ...

  6. Charles Townshend (British Army officer) - Military Wiki

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    Major General Sir Charles Vere Ferrers Townshend, KCB DSO (21 February 1861 – 18 May 1924) was a British Imperial soldier who during the First World War led an overreaching military campaign in Mesopotamia, which led to the defeat and destruction of his command.

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  8. Charles Townshend | British statesman | Britannica

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    Charles Townshend, (born August 27, 1725—died September 4, 1767, London, England), British chancellor of the Exchequer whose measures for the taxation of the British American colonies intensified the hostilities that eventually led to the American Revolution. The second son of the 3rd Viscount Townshend, he was educated at Cambridge and Leyden.

  9. Roger Townshend (British Army officer, born 1708) - Wikipedia

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    Roger Townshend (British Army officer, born 1708) Roger Townshend (5 June 1708 – 7 August 1760) was a British soldier and Member of Parliament . Townshend was the youngest son of Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend, from his first marriage to the Hon. Elizabeth Pelham.

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    Major General Sir Charles Vere Ferrers Townshend, KCB, DSO (21 February 1861 – 18 May 1924) was a soldier who during the First World War led an overreaching military campaign in Mesopotamia. His troops were besieged and captured at the Siege of Kut (December 1915 to April 1916), which was possibly the worst defeat suffered by the Allies.