John Charles Beckwith (British Army officer)

Major-General

John Charles Beckwith
Born1789 (1789)
Nova Scotia
Died19 July 1862(1862-07-19) (aged 72–73)
Torre Pellice, Waldensian Valleys

John Charles Beckwith (1789–1862) was a British army officer who was born in Nova Scotia. He is best remembered for being injured in the Battle of Waterloo and for his charity work and philanthropy among the Waldensians of northern Italy.

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