Richard Lambart, 7th Earl of Cavan
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Richard Lambart, 7th Earl of Cavan
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Richard Ford William Lambart, 7th Earl of Cavan, styled Viscount Kilcoursie from 1772 to 1778, was a British military commander throughout the Napoleonic era and beyond. He became head of the British Army in Egypt. He suggested to the British government the removal of the obelisk known as Cleopatra's Needle, for long centuries embedded in the sand near Alexandria, Egypt. The undertaking was considered too costly and not taken up until 1877, and the obelisk now stands on the London Embankment to
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British Army general (1763–1837)
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2023-11-21T21:29:30Z
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