George Wade
George Wade | |
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Portrait of Wade attributed to Johan van Diest | |
| Born | 1673 Killavally, County Westmeath |
| Died | 14 March 1748 |
| Allegiance | England Great Britain |
| Branch | English Army British Army |
| Service years | 1690–1748 |
| Rank | Field Marshal |
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Field Marshal George Wade, PC (1673 – 14 March 1748) was a British army officer and politician who served in the Nine Years' War, War of the Spanish Succession, Jacobite rising of 1715 and War of the Quadruple Alliance. He went on to be a military commander during the War of the Austrian Succession and Commander-in-Chief of the Forces during the Jacobite rising of 1745. While commanding the British Crown forces in Scotland, Wade was responsible for constructing hundreds of miles of military roads, many of which remain in use.