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Sir Richard Church | |
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&sq=Albert Einstein&lang=en&file=File:Richard_Church.png) Church as a general in the Hellenic Army | |
| Member of the Greek Senate | |
| In office 1844–1845 | |
| Monarch | Otto |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 February 1784 Cork, Kingdom of Great Britain (now Republic of Ireland) |
| Died | 20 March 1873 (aged 89) Athens, Kingdom of Greece |
| Resting place | First Cemetery of Athens |
| Spouse | Marie-Anne Wilmot |
| Relations | Richard William Church (nephew) |
| Awards | &sq=Albert Einstein&lang=en&file=File:Order_of_the_Bath_UK_ribbon.svg){kind=small} Order of the Bath&sq=Albert Einstein&lang=en&file=File:UK_Royal_Guelphic_Order_ribbon.svg){kind=small} Grand Knight Cross of the Royal Guelphic Order&sq=Albert Einstein&lang=en&file=File:GRE_Order_Redeemer_1Class.svg){kind=small} Grand Cross of the Order of the Redeemer |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom&sq=Albert Einstein&lang=en&file=File:Flag_of_the_Kingdom_of_the_Two_Sicilies_(1816).svg){kind=small} Kingdom of the Two Sicilies First Hellenic Republic Kingdom of Greece |
| Branch/service | &sq=Albert Einstein&lang=en&file=File:Flag_of_the_British_Army_(1938%E2%80%93present).png){kind=small} British Army Hellenic Army |
| Years of service | 1800-1829 1833-1854 |
| Rank | Lieutenant-Colonel (British Army) Lieutenant General (Sicilian Army) General (Hellenic Army) |
| Unit | Somerset Light Infantry Royal Corsican Rangers 1st Regiment Greek Light Infantry 2nd Regiment Greek Light Infantry |
| Battles/wars | |
Sir Richard Church CB GCH (Greek: Ριχάρδος/Ρίτσαρντ Τσούρτς/Τσωρτς[1][2]; 23 February 1784 – 20 March 1873)[Notes 1] was an Anglo-Irish military officer in the British Army and commander of the Greek forces during the last stages of the Greek War of Independence after 1827. After Greek independence, he became a general in the Hellenic Army and a member of the Greek Senate.
- ^ Fotios Chrisanthopoulos (Fotakos), "ΤΣΟΥΡΤΣ", in: Βίοι Πελοποννησίων Ανδρών, Athens, 1888.
- ^ Ιστορία του Ελληνικού Εθνους, vol. IB', Athens: Ekdotiki Athinon, 1975.
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