John Lysaght Pennefather
General Sir John Lysaght Pennefather GCB was a British soldier who won two very remarkable victories. First, at Meanee, India, where it was said that 500 British soldiers defeated 35,000 Indians. Second, at the Battle of Inkerman on 5 November 1854 during the Crimean War, where he commanded the 2nd Division, a force of 3,000 soldiers who fought in the fog and played a key role in the defeat of 35,000 Russians.
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Date of Birth
September 9th, 1798
Age
228
Date of Death
May 9th, 1872
Died Aged
73
Star Sign
Virgo
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