Lieutenant-General Sir Burke Cuppage | |
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![]() Burke Cuppage, with autograph (
Rijksmuseum) | |
Born | 1794 Charlton, Kent, England [1] |
Died | 19 April 1877
[2] Kensington, London, England |
Allegiance |
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Service/ |
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Years of service | 1812–1868 |
Rank | Lieutenant-General |
Battles/wars |
Peninsular War Battle of Waterloo |
Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath |
Lieutenant-General Sir Burke Douglas Cuppage KCB (1794 – 19 April 1877) was a British Army officer who became Lieutenant Governor of Jersey.
Cuppage was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1812. [3] He fought in the Peninsular War and at the Battle of Waterloo under the Duke of Wellington. [4] He was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Jersey in 1863 [5] and laid the foundation stone for a new Public Asylum there two years later. [6]
In 1828 he married Emily Anne Fouril; [4] [7] they had a son [8] and two daughters. [9]
Lieutenant-General Sir Burke Cuppage | |
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![]() Burke Cuppage, with autograph (
Rijksmuseum) | |
Born | 1794 Charlton, Kent, England [1] |
Died | 19 April 1877
[2] Kensington, London, England |
Allegiance |
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Service/ |
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Years of service | 1812–1868 |
Rank | Lieutenant-General |
Battles/wars |
Peninsular War Battle of Waterloo |
Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath |
Lieutenant-General Sir Burke Douglas Cuppage KCB (1794 – 19 April 1877) was a British Army officer who became Lieutenant Governor of Jersey.
Cuppage was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1812. [3] He fought in the Peninsular War and at the Battle of Waterloo under the Duke of Wellington. [4] He was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Jersey in 1863 [5] and laid the foundation stone for a new Public Asylum there two years later. [6]
In 1828 he married Emily Anne Fouril; [4] [7] they had a son [8] and two daughters. [9]