William Hiseland
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william-hiseland-161-12529835
title:
William Hiseland
text:
William Hiseland, sometimes spelt William Hasland or Haseland, was an English soldier and reputed supercentenarian. In 1709, at the purported age of eighty-nine, he fought at the Battle of Malplaquet and was believed to be the oldest soldier on the field. He claimed to become the last survivor of the English Civil Wars, which he said he had served in from 1642 to 1651. Hiseland attained the rank of sergeant. In extreme old age he became a Chelsea pensioner, although he had to give up his place a
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British soldier and supercentenarian
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Hiseland
date created:
2012-02-11T22:46:01Z
date modified:
2024-08-27T08:29:07Z
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