George Cooke (British Army officer)

Major-General

Sir George Cooke

KCB
Portrait by Jan Willem Pieneman
Born1766
Died3 February 1837 (age 68–69)
Harefield Park, Harefield
Allegiance United Kingdom
Branch British Army
RankMajor-General
ConflictsFrench Revolutionary Wars
Napoleonic Wars
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath

Major-General Sir George Cooke KCB (bapt. 26 August 1766 – 3 February 1837) was a British Army officer who commanded the 1st Division, under overall command of the Prince of Orange, at the Battle of Waterloo.

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