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General John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham, also 2nd Viscount Pitt and 2nd Baron Chatham, KG, PC (9 October 1756 – 24 September 1835) was a British soldier and politician. He spent a lengthy period in the cabinet but is best known for commanding the disastrous Walcheren Campaign of 1809.
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Mar 6, 2017 · John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham (studio of John Hoppner) (Courtesy of the Royal Marines Commando Forces, Stonehouse Barracks) Chatham’s brigade did not land in Holland until mid- September, and was not directly involved in any fighting until 2 October, when it played a significant role in advancing the British lines, for which Chatham was ...
2 days ago · General John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham, KG, PC (9 October 1756 – 24 September 1835) was a British peer and soldier. Career. He was the eldest son of William Pitt the Elder and an elder brother of William Pitt the Younger. He was commissioned into the 47th Regiment of Foot in 1774.
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- October 9, 1756
- Hon. Mary Elizabeth Pitt, Countess of Chatham
- September 24, 1835
The Late Lord: The Life of John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham. Written by Jacqueline Reiter Review by Edward James. John Pitt was the son of a great man (William Pitt the Elder, 1st Earl of Chatham) and the brother of another (William Pitt the Younger), but he never aspired to greatness himself.
Dec 23, 2023 · John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham, KG, PC was born in the early hours of the morning of 10th October 1756 to William Pitt, Earl of Chatham, and his wife, Hester at the family's estate in Kent named Hayes Place.
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- October 10, 1756
- Mary Elizabeth (Townshend) Pitt
- September 24, 1835
Oct 20, 2017 · Among his papers was a letter from John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham, dated August 1796. Chatham hadn’t really appeared much on my research radar. His father was Pitt the Elder, and his brother was Pitt the Younger.
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The young man drawing the eyes of the London Evening Post's reporter in July 1779 was John Pitt, Second Earl of Chatham, eldest son of William Pitt the Elder. A military man by profession, freshly returned from a year in Gibraltar, the twenty-two year old Earl of Chatham was an object of much curiosity.
