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George Warde (24 November 1725 – 11 March 1803) was a

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officer. The second son of Colonel John Warde of

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, and Miss Frances Bristow of

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. He was a close childhood friend of

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, the Conqueror of Quebec. He became a

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in the Royal Horse Guards.Visitation of England and Wales Notes, 1903 By Joseph J. Howard, Page 81
/ref> (2 April 1778 Colonel of the 1st Regiment of Horse). In 1773 he became colonel of the 14th Dragoons, then in 1791 was appointed

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, a post which earned him the rank of

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in 1796. He died in 1803 and is buried at St Mary Abchurch in

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References

Additional reading: * John Warde: https://genealogy.links.org/links-cgi/readged?/home/ben/camilla-genealogy/current+%210%3a192821+3-5-0-1-0 * Francis Bristow: https://genealogy.links.org/links-cgi/readged?/home/ben/camilla-genealogy/current+%210%3A192828+3-5-0-1-0 * James Wolfe and George Warde: https://archive.org/details/lifelettersofja00willuoft/page/9/mode/1up 1725 births 1803 deaths British Army generals Commanders-in-Chief, Ireland Members of the Privy Council of Ireland 4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards officers 14th King's Hussars officers Royal Horse Guards officers {{British-Army-bio-stub