George de Lacy Evans

Sir George de Lacy Evans
Portrait of George de Lacy Evans, c. 1863
Born7 October 1787
Moig, County Limerick, Ireland
Died9 January 1870
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchBritish Army
RankGeneral
CommandsBritish Legion
2nd Division
Battles / wars
AwardsKnight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour (France)
Other workMember of Parliament

General Sir George de Lacy Evans GCB (7 October 1787 – 9 January 1870) was an Irish officer in the British Army who served in four of the United Kingdom's 19th century wars. He became a long-serving Member of Parliament.

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