Major-General Sir Frederick Cavendish Ponsonby was a British Army officer. He served in numerous engagements in the Napoleonic Wars and is most famous for having miraculously survived a series of major wounds during the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.

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Occupation: politician, military personnel
Position held: member of the 4th Parliament of the United Kingdom, member of the 3rd Parliament of the United Kingdom, member of the 4th Parliament of the United Kingdom, member of the 5th Parliament of the United Kingdom
Citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Kingdom of Great Britain
Born: July 6, 1783

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Frederick Cavendish Ponsonby

British Army officer

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About Frederick Cavendish Ponsonby

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Occupation: politician, military personnel
Position held: member of the 4th Parliament of the United Kingdom, member of the 3rd Parliament of the United Kingdom, member of the 4th Parliament of the United Kingdom, member of the 5th Parliament of the United Kingdom
Citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Kingdom of Great Britain
Born: July 6, 1783

Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image by Thomas Heaphy via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain).

Died

January 11, 1837

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