General William Cadogan, 1st Earl Cadogan, was a British army officer, diplomat and Whig politician. He began his military career during the Williamite War in Ireland in 1689 and ended it with the sup
Portrait by Louis Laguerre, c. 1716
John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough. Cadogan first served under his future commander during the 1690 Siege of Cork.
Marlborough and Cadogan at the Battle of Blenheim by Pieter van Bloemen
Cadogan played a prominent role in the Allied victory at the Battle of Ramillies in 1706. Three months later he was captured by the French, before an exchange was quickly agreed.
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Sir Hardress Waller was born in Kent and settled in Ireland during the 1630s. A first cousin of Parliamentarian general William Waller, he fought for Parliament in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, beco
William Cadogan, 1st Earl Cadogan
…commander. Cadogan was born in Ireland around 1672, the son of the barrister Henry Cadogan and his wife Bridget Waller, daughter of the regicide Sir Hardress Waller. His family were Irish Protestants of Welsh descent. William's grandfather William Cadogan served as an officer in Oliver Cromwell's New Model Army…
Mont Orgueil, where Waller died in 1666
From 1642 to 1644, Waller served under Earl of Inchiquin, Protestant leader in Munster
By 1646, Waller had become an admirer of Oliver Cromwell, whom he supported throughout The Protectorate