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John Forster FitzGerald, the Glossary

Field Marshal Sir John Forster FitzGerald, (c.1785 – 24 March 1877), was a soldier from Ireland who served as an officer in the British Army.^[1]

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Arbuthnot baronets

Two baronetcies with the surname Arbuthnot have been created for members of the Arbuthnot family—both in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom, and still extant.

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The Army Gold Medal (1808–1814), also known as the Peninsular Gold Medal, with an accompanying Gold Cross, was a British campaign medal awarded in recognition of field and general officers' successful commands in campaigns, predominantly the Peninsular War.

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Battle of Salamanca

The Battle of Salamanca (in French and Spanish known as the Battle of the Arapiles) took place on 22July 1812.

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Battle of the Pyrenees

The Battle of the Pyrenees was a large-scale offensive (the author David Chandler recognises the 'battle' as an offensive) launched on 25 July 1813 by Marshal Nicolas Jean de Dieu Soult from the Pyrénées region on Emperor Napoleon's order, in the hope of relieving French garrisons under siege at Pamplona and San Sebastián.

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Battle of Vitoria

At the Battle of Vitoria (21 June 1813), a British, Portuguese and Spanish army under the Marquess of Wellington broke the French army under King Joseph Bonaparte and Marshal Jean-Baptiste Jourdan near Vitoria in Spain, eventually leading to victory in the Peninsular War.

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British Army

The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, a part of the British Armed Forces along with the Naval Service and the Royal Air Force.

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Canada

Canada is a country in North America.

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Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)

Captain (Capt) is a junior officer rank of the British Army and Royal Marines and in both services it ranks above lieutenant and below major with a NATO ranking code of OF-2.

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Catholic Church

The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.28 to 1.39 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2024.

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Clare (UK Parliament constituency)

County Clare was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland, represented in the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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Clement Alexander Edwards

General Clement Alexander Edwards CB (12 November 1812 – 29 July 1882) was a British Army officer who became colonel of the 2nd (The Queen's Royal) Regiment of Foot.

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Colonel

Colonel (abbreviated as Col., Col, or COL) is a senior military officer rank used in many countries.

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Cornelius O'Brien (County Clare)

Cornelius O'Brien (1782–1857) was an Irish politician, Member of Parliament and landowner in County Clare. John Forster FitzGerald and Cornelius O'Brien (County Clare) are members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Clare constituencies (1801–1922) and uK MPs 1852–1857.

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County Clare

County Clare (Contae an Chláir) is a county in the province of Munster in the Southern part of the republic of Ireland, bordered on the west by the Atlantic Ocean.

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Ensign (rank)

Ensign (Late Middle English, from Old French enseigne, from Latin insignia (plural)) is a junior rank of a commissioned officer in the armed forces of some countries, normally in the infantry or navy.

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Field marshal (United Kingdom)

Field marshal (FM) has been the highest rank in the British Army since 1736. John Forster FitzGerald and Field marshal (United Kingdom) are British field marshals.

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Francis Macnamara Calcutt

Francis Macnamara Calcutt (1819 – 16 July 1863) was an Irish Liberal and Independent Irish Party politician. John Forster FitzGerald and Francis Macnamara Calcutt are members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Clare constituencies (1801–1922).

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French Army

The French Army, officially known as the Land Army (Armée de terre), is the principal land warfare force of France, and the largest component of the French Armed Forces; it is responsible to the Government of France, alongside the French Navy, French Air and Space Force, and the National Gendarmerie.

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French Revolutionary Wars

The French Revolutionary Wars (Guerres de la Révolution française) were a series of sweeping military conflicts resulting from the French Revolution that lasted from 1792 until 1802.

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General officer

A general officer is an officer of high rank in the armies, and in some nations' air forces, space forces, and marines or naval infantry.

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Gibraltar

Gibraltar is a British Overseas Territory and city located at the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula, on the Bay of Gibraltar, near the exit of the Mediterranean Sea into the Atlantic Ocean (Strait of Gibraltar).

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Ireland

Ireland (Éire; Ulster-Scots: Airlann) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in north-western Europe.

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James Fergusson (British Army officer)

General Sir James Fergusson, (17 March 1787 – 4 September 1865) was a British Army officer during the Napoleonic Wars and the Governor of Gibraltar from 1855 to 1859. John Forster FitzGerald and James Fergusson (British Army officer) are British Army personnel of the Napoleonic Wars and Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath.

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Jean Auguste Berthaut

Jean Auguste Berthaut (29 March 1817 – 24 December 1881) was a French soldier and politician.

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King's Royal Rifle Corps

The King's Royal Rifle Corps was an infantry rifle regiment of the British Army that was originally raised in British North America as the Royal American Regiment during the phase of the Seven Years' War in North America known in the United States as 'The French and Indian War.' Subsequently numbered the 60th Regiment of Foot, the regiment served for more than 200 years throughout the British Empire.

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Lancashire Fusiliers

The Lancashire Fusiliers was a line infantry regiment of the British Army that saw distinguished service through many years and wars, including the Second Boer War, and the First and Second World Wars.

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Lieutenant

A lieutenant (abbreviated Lt., Lt, LT, Lieut and similar) is a junior commissioned officer rank in the armed forces of many nations, as well as fire services, emergency medical services, security services and police forces.

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Lieutenant colonel

Lieutenant colonel is a rank of commissioned officers in the armies, most marine forces and some air forces of the world, above a major and below a colonel.

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Lieutenant general

Lieutenant general (Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a military rank used in many countries.

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Lord Francis Conyngham

Lord Francis Nathaniel Conyngham (24 September 1832 – 14 September 1880) was an Irish politician who sat in the United Kingdom Parliament as a member of parliament. John Forster FitzGerald and Lord Francis Conyngham are members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Clare constituencies (1801–1922).

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Lucius O'Brien, 13th Baron Inchiquin

Lucius (McEdward) O'Brien, 13th Baron Inchiquin (5 December 1800 – 22 March 1872), known as Sir Lucius O'Brien, 5th Baronet from 1837 to 1855, was an Irish politician and nobleman. John Forster FitzGerald and Lucius O'Brien, 13th Baron Inchiquin are members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Clare constituencies (1801–1922).

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Madras Army

The Madras Army was the army of the Presidency of Madras, one of the three presidencies of British India within the British Empire.

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Major (rank)

Major is a senior military officer rank used in many countries.

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Major general

Major general is a military rank used in many countries.

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Marshal of France

Marshal of France (Maréchal de France, plural Maréchaux de France) is a French military distinction, rather than a military rank, that is awarded to generals for exceptional achievements.

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Matthew Whitworth-Aylmer, 5th Baron Aylmer

Matthew Whitworth-Aylmer, 5th Baron Aylmer, (24 May 1775 – 23 February 1850) was a British military officer and colonial administrator. John Forster FitzGerald and Matthew Whitworth-Aylmer, 5th Baron Aylmer are British Army personnel of the Napoleonic Wars and Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath.

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Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)

In the United Kingdom, a member of Parliament (MP) is an individual elected to serve in the House of Commons, the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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Minister of the Armed Forces (France)

The Minister of the Armed Forces (Ministre des Armées) is the leader and most senior official of the French Ministry of the Armed Forces, tasked with running the French Armed Forces.

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Montreal

Montreal is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest in Canada, and the tenth-largest in North America.

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Mumbai

Mumbai (ISO:; formerly known as Bombay) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra.

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Napoleonic Wars

The Napoleonic Wars (1803–1815) were a series of conflicts fought between the First French Empire under Napoleon Bonaparte (1804–1815) and a fluctuating array of European coalitions.

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Officer (armed forces)

An officer is a person who holds a position of authority as a member of an armed force or uniformed service.

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Order of the Bath

The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by King George I on 18 May 1725.

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Peninsular War

The Peninsular War (1807–1814) was the military conflict fought in the Iberian Peninsula by Spain, Portugal, and the United Kingdom against the invading and occupying forces of the First French Empire during the Napoleonic Wars.

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Quebec

QuebecAccording to the Canadian government, Québec (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and Quebec (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.

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Royal Irish Regiment (1684–1922)

The Royal Irish Regiment, until 1881 the 18th Regiment of Foot, was an infantry regiment of the line in the British Army, first raised in 1684.

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Royal Society of Edinburgh

The Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) is Scotland's national academy of science and letters.

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Siege of Badajoz (1812)

The Siege of Badajoz (16 March – 6 April 1812), also called the Third Siege of Badajoz, was an Anglo-Portuguese Army under the Earl of Wellington (later the Duke of Wellington) besieged Badajoz, Spain, and forced the surrender of the French garrison.

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Sir Archibald Campbell, 1st Baronet

General Sir Archibald Campbell, 1st Baronet (12 March 1769 – 6 October 1843) was a Scottish soldier who served as an officer in the British Army. John Forster FitzGerald and Sir Archibald Campbell, 1st Baronet are Commanders-in-chief of Bombay and Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath.

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Thomas Pearson (British Army officer, born 1782)

Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Pearson KCB KCH (1782 – 21 May 1847) was a British Army officer, who took part in the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars, and in the War of 1812 against the United States of America. John Forster FitzGerald and Thomas Pearson (British Army officer, born 1782) are British Army personnel of the Napoleonic Wars.

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Tours

Tours (meaning Towers) is the largest city in the region of Centre-Val de Loire, France.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland.

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Whigs (British political party)

The Whigs were a political party in the Parliaments of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom.

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William Nugent Macnamara

William Nugent Macnamara or M'Namara (c. 1776 – 11 November 1856) was an Irish landowner and Member of Parliament. John Forster FitzGerald and William Nugent Macnamara are 19th-century Irish people and members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Clare constituencies (1801–1922).

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William Thornton (British Army officer)

Lieutenant General Sir William Thornton KCB (1779 – 30 March 1840) was a British Army officer who served as Lieutenant Governor of Jersey. John Forster FitzGerald and William Thornton (British Army officer) are British Army personnel of the Napoleonic Wars.

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1852 United Kingdom general election

The 1852 United Kingdom general election was a watershed in the formation of the modern political parties of Britain.

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1857 United Kingdom general election

In the 1857 United Kingdom general election, the Whigs, led by Lord Palmerston, won a majority in the House of Commons as the Conservative vote fell significantly.

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The 46th (South Devonshire) Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, raised in 1741.

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The 62nd (Wiltshire) Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, which was raised in 1756 and saw service through the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

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The 85th (Bucks Volunteers) Regiment of Foot was a British Army line infantry regiment, raised in 1793.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Forster_FitzGerald

Also known as J. F. Fitzgerald, John FitzGerald (general), John Fitzegrald, John Foster Fitzgerald, Sir John FitzGerald.

, Tours, United Kingdom, Whigs (British political party), William Nugent Macnamara, William Thornton (British Army officer), 1852 United Kingdom general election, 1857 United Kingdom general election, 46th (South Devonshire) Regiment of Foot, 62nd (Wiltshire) Regiment of Foot, 85th Regiment of Foot (Bucks Volunteers).

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See also

Commanders-in-chief of Bombay

Irish expatriates in British India

Irish expatriates in Canada

Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Clare constituencies (1801–1922)

Military personnel from County Clare

Royal American Regiment officers

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