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Sir Richard Church

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Lifespan

17841873

180018251850Greek War of Independence · 1821-1829Battle of Phaleron — May 6, 1827 · First Hellenic Republic · Greek War of Independence

Active service 18271 battle across 1 war; first command at age 43.

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General Sir Richard Church was an Anglo-Irish military officer in the British Army and commander of the Greek forces during the last stages of the Greek War of Independence after 1827. After Greek independence, he became a general in the Hellenic Army and a member of the Greek Senate.

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