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George Burrell

lieutenant-general1 battle1 war

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1777 – 1853

17801790180018101820183018401850First Opium War · 1839-1842Capture of Chusan — July 6, 1840 · United Kingdom · First Opium War

Active service 1840 — 1 battle across 1 war; first command at age 63.

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Lieutenant-General George Burrell was a British Army officer. He served in the Napoleonic Wars (1803–1815), War of 1812, and First Anglo-Chinese War (1839-1842).

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Battles (1)

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