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Historian Paul David Nelson has written the first complete scholarly biography of Sir Charles Grey, First Earl Grey, one of the most important British Army commanders in the eighteenth century. Considering Grey's importance, and the prominence of the family he helped to found, it is surprising that he has been neglected by history.
Charles Grey, 1st Earl Grey (born 1729, Howick, Northumberland, Eng.—died Nov. 14, 1807, Howick) was a British general in the American Revolution who commanded in victories in several battles, notably against the American general Anthony Wayne and at the Battle of Germantown (1777–78). The member of an old Northumberland family and son of ...
Charles Grey (British Army officer) (1804–1870), British Army general, Member of Parliament for Wycombe, and Private Secretary to Prince Albert and Queen Victoria. Charles Grey (mayor) (1859–1925), New Zealand businessman and mayor of Auckland City. C. G. Grey (1875–1953), English aviation writer. Charles Grey, 5th Earl Grey (1879–1963 ...
Charles Grey war der vierte Sohn von Sir Henry Grey, 1. Baronet of Howick. Die Familie war eine der bedeutendsten Grundbesitzerfamilien Northumberlands . Charles trat 1744 als Ensign eines Infanterieregiments in die British Army ein und nahm 1745 an der Niederschlagung des Jakobitenaufstands teil. Im Siebenjährigen Krieg diente er als Adjutant ...
Charles Grey, second Earl Grey, Viscount Howick and Baron Grey, was the Prime Minister who oversaw the Great Reform Act of 1832, which overhauled the country’s parliamentary electoral system and was the culmination of two years of intense political crisis. Born on 13 March 1764, at Fallodon in Northumberland, his youth was spent in a manner ...
Le comte Charles Grey (チャールズ・グレイ, Chāruzu Gurei) est, avec Charles Phipps, le secrétaire militaire de la Reine ainsi que son majordome. Ils sont tous les deux surnommés les "Doubles Charles". Charles est âgé d'environ une vingtaine d'année Il est très doué au combat. Se battant avec une épée capable de trancher bien des choses, il peut attaquer ou esquiver de ...
Charles Grey was send to a private school in Marylebone before attending Eton and then Cambridge. In 1786 he was elected to the House of Commons as member for the county of Northumberland and, contrary to family tradition, he became a member of the Whig party. He was extremely active in opposition. In 1806, with the formation of the Ministry of ...
