Charles Yorke (British Army officer)

For the Lord Chancellor, see Charles Yorke.

Sir Charles Yorke
Born	7 December 1790
Died	20 November 1880 (aged 89)
Buried at	Kensal Green Cemetery, London
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Rank	Field Marshal
Battles/wars	Peninsular War Hundred Days Xhosa Wars
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath

Field Marshal Sir Charles Yorke KCB (7 December 1790 – 20 November 1880) was a senior British Army officer who went on to be Military Secretary.

Military career

Yorke was commissioned into the 35th Regiment of Foot in 1808.^[1] He transferred to the 52nd Light Infantry and served with that Regiment in the Peninsular War and the Hundred Days.^[1] He was present at the Battle of Waterloo.^[2]

In 1850 he went to South Africa as Deputy Commander of the British forces.^[1] He became Military Secretary in 1854 and retired in 1860.^[1] In 1875 he became Constable of the Tower.^[2]

He was also Colonel of the 33rd Regiment of Foot and became a Field Marshal in 1877.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e} The British Field Marshals 1736 - 1997, T A Heathcote, Page 318, Leo Cooper, 1997, ISBN 0850526965
2. ^ ^{a b} St. Andrews Day Evening Post, 1880

External links

•  "Yorke, Charles (1790-1880)". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900. 

Military offices
Preceded by Richard Airey	Military Secretary 1854–1860	Succeeded by William Forster
Preceded by Henry D'Oyly	Colonel of the 33rd (The Duke of Wellington's) Regiment of Foot 1855–1863	Succeeded by William Nelson Hutchinson
Preceded by Sir George Brown	Colonel-Commandant of the 2nd Battalion, Rifle Brigade 1863–1880	Succeeded by Sir Alfred Horsford
Honorary titles
Preceded by Sir William Maynard Gomm	Constable of the Tower Lord Lieutenant of the Tower Hamlets 1875–1880	Succeeded by Sir William Williams

Persondata
Name	Yorke, Charles
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Short description
Date of birth	7 December 1790
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Date of death	20 November 1880
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