William Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford
The Viscount Beresford | |
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| Born | 2 October 1768 Bedgebury Cross, Kent, England |
| Died | 8 January 1854 (aged 85) Kilndown, Kent, England |
| Buried | 51°05′27″N 0°25′37″E / 51.090735°N 0.426909°E |
| Allegiance | Kingdom of Great Britain British Empire Kingdom of Portugal |
| Branch | Army |
| Years of service | 1785–1830 |
| Rank | General (UK) Field marshal (Portugal) |
| Commands | Master-General of the Ordnance |
| Battles / wars | War of the First Coalition The Egyptian Campaign British invasions of the River Plate Peninsular War |
| Other work | Governor of Jersey Governor of Royal Military Academy |
William Carr Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford, GCB, GCH, PC (/ˈkɑːr ˈbɛrɪsfərd/; 2 October 1768 – 8 January 1854) was a British army officer and politician. A general in the British Army and a Marshal in the Portuguese Army, he fought alongside the Duke of Wellington in the Peninsular War and held the office of Master-General of the Ordnance in 1828 in the First Wellington ministry. He led the 1806 failed British invasion of Buenos Aires.