Henry Askew

Sir Henry Askew
Born 1775
Died 1847
Allegiance United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Service/branch British Army
Years of service 1793-1847
Rank Lieutenant-General
Unit 1st Foot
Battles/wars
Awards Waterloo Medal
Knighthood

Sir Henry Askew CB (17751847) was an officer of the British Army. He served during the Napoleonic Wars and fought at the Battle of Waterloo. He rose to the rank of lieutenant-general during his career.

Biography

Askew was born in 1775, the third son of John Askew of Pallinsburn House, Ford, Northumberland.[1]

He joined the army in 1793 as an ensign in the 1st Foot. He served in the campaigns in Holland and Flanders in 1799, and then in the Walcheren Campaign in 1809. Askew took part in the Peninsular War and operations in the south of France, being commended with a medal for his part in the Battle of the Nive.[1]

He was wounded at the Battle of Quatre Bras and received the Waterloo Medal. He was knighted in 1821 and became a lieutenant-general in 1837.[1]

Askew died in 1847.[2]

References

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