Details for Stapleton Cotton, 1st Viscount Combermere

ID1287
NameStapleton Cotton, 1st Viscount Combermere
TypepersName
Notesborn: 14 November 1773 in Denbighshire;

died: 21 February 1865 in Bristol;

gender: male;

details:

was a British Army officer, diplomat and politician;

on 27 May 1825 became Commander-in-Chief, India in which role stormed Bharatpur and was given the title Viscount Combermere;

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SurnameCotton
Name XML file Year reliable?
Combermere DNA_0002_0066 1825 (VS 1882) yes
Stapleton Cotton DNA_0002_0008 (c) 1826 (VS 1882) yes