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Lieutenant General Sir William Carr Beresford (1768–1854), KB

Image credit: National Army Museum

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The illegitimate son of the Earl of Tyrone, Beresford entered the British Army in 1785 and saw service in the West Indies, India, Egypt and South America. After serving with distinction at Corunna in 1809 he was made Commander-in-Chief of the Portuguese Army which he thoroughly reorganized and led throughout the Peninsular War (1808–1814).

Beresford was in command of an Anglo-Portuguese army at the Battle of Albuera on 16 May 1811, where he was saved from defeat by the tenacity of the British infantry. A man of great strength, at one stage during the battle he was attacked by an enemy lancer. Beresford dodged the lance, grabbed the lancer by his collar, lifted him from his horse and dashed him to the ground.

National Army Museum

London

Title

Lieutenant General Sir William Carr Beresford (1768–1854), KB

Date

1818

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 91.8 x W 71.5 cm

Accession number

NAM. 1977-03-28

Acquisition method

bequeathed by Mrs Irene Law, 1977

Work type

Painting

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