John Lysaght Pennefather
British Army general
Died when: 73 years 243 days (884 months)Star Sign: Virgo
General Sir John Lysaght Pennefather GCB (9 September 1798 – 9 May 1872) 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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