Lord Charles Manners
British politician
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| Intro | British politician | ||
| Places | United Kingdom Great Britain | ||
| was | Politician | ||
| Work field | Politics | ||
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| Birth | 24 October 1780 | ||
| Death | 25 May 1855 (aged 74 years) | ||
| Star sign | Scorpio | ||
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General Lord Charles Henry Somerset Manners, KCB (24 October 1780 – 25 May 1855) was a British soldier and nobleman, the second son of Charles Manners, 4th Duke of Rutland and Lady Mary Somerset. He was lieutenant colonel of the 3rd (King's Own) Regiment of Dragoons in 1815, during the Waterloo campaign. After a brief appointment to the colonelcy of the 11th Regiment of (Light) Dragoons, he was transferred to the colonelcy of the 3rd, which he commanded until his death in 1855.