Lucan, GEORGE CHARLES BINGHAM, EARL OF

Lucan, GEORGE CHARLES BINGHAM, EARL OF, British general, was born on 16th April 1800, and succeeded his father, the second earl, in the title in 1839. He was put to school at Westminster, and on leaving entered the army. He accompanied the Russian troops under General Diebitsch as a volunteer against the Turks in 1828. As commander of a division of cavalry in the Crimea he fought at the Alma, Balaklava, and Inkermann (see CRIMEAN WAR). Appointed lieutenant-general in 1858 and G.C.B. in 1869, he became field-marshal in 1887. He died 10th November 1888.