Location
At the English Heritage store, Fort Brockhurst, Gosport [Item Ref: 83100127]. This memorial was originally sited at the west end of the south wall to the nave. The exact position is unknown, but the 1873 Guide to the Church lists this memorial in the same section as that for Captain William Madden which still exists in situ.
Description
The memorial is in a dirty condition and has one corner missing.
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Inscription
TO THE MEMORY OF
MAJOR-GENERAL SIR GEORGE ALLAN MADDEN Knt. C.B. AND COMMANDER OF THE ORDER OF THE TOWER AND SWORD BORN JANUARY 3RD 1771. DIED DECEMBER 8TH 1828 AGED 57 YEARS HIS EARLIER SERVICES WERE IN CORSICA AND EGYPT AND SUBSEQUENTLY HE DISTINGUISHED HIMSELF IN THE WAR OF THE PENINSULA, PARTICULARLY NEAR FUENTE DE CANTOS IN ESTREMADURA WHERE, AT THE HEAD OF THE BRIGADE OF PORTUGUESE CAVALRY, UNDER HIS ORDERS,HE GALLANTLY CHARGED AND REPULSED THE FRENCH ARMY OF ANDALUSIA ON THE 15TH SEPTEMBER 1810 COMMANDED BY MARSHALL MORTIER AND BY THIS BRILLIANT EXPLOIT WAS THE MEANS OF SAVING THE SPANISH ARMY UNDER THE MARQUIS DE LA ROMANA FROM DESTRUCTION Further Information
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