Michael Richards (engineer)
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Michael Richards (engineer)
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Michael Richards (1673–1721) was an Irish military engineer who rose to become Chief Engineer of Great Britain and Surveyor-General of the Ordnance. He was the son of Jacob Richards, also a leading military engineer, and the grandson of Solomon Richards. The family were Irish Protestants who owned land in County Wexford. His elder brothers Jacob and John Richards both pursued military careers. He was commissioned in 1692 and served in Flanders in the Nine Years War. He accompanied an expedition
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Irish soldier and engineer
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Richards_(engineer)
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2023-07-11T21:20:27Z
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