Richard Church (general)
Sir Richard Church | |
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Church as a general in the Hellenic Army | |
| Member of the Greek Senate | |
| In office 1844–1845 | |
| Monarch | Otto |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 February 1784 Cork, Kingdom of Ireland (now Republic of Ireland) |
| Died | 20 March 1873 (aged 89) Athens, Kingdom of Greece |
| Resting place | First Cemetery of Athens |
| Spouse | Marie-Anne Wilmot |
| Relations | Richard William Church (nephew) |
| Awards | Order of the Bath Grand Knight Cross of the Royal Guelphic Order Grand Cross of the Order of the Redeemer |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom Kingdom of the Two Sicilies First Hellenic Republic Kingdom of Greece |
| Branch/service | British Army Hellenic Army |
| Years of service | 1800–1829 1833–1854 |
| Rank | Lieutenant-Colonel (British Army) Lieutenant General (Sicilian Army) General (Hellenic Army) |
| Unit | Somerset Light Infantry Royal Corsican Rangers 1st Regiment Greek Light Infantry 2nd Regiment Greek Light Infantry |
| Battles/wars | |
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Sir Richard Church CB GCH (Greek: Ριχάρδος/Ρίτσαρντ Τσούρτς/Τσωρτς; 23 February 1784 – 20 March 1873) was an Anglo-Irish military officer in the British Army and commander of the Greek forces during the last stages of the Greek War of Independence after 1827. After Greek independence, he became a general in the Hellenic Army and a member of the Greek Senate.