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About Richard Boyle, 2nd Viscount Shannon
Field Marshal Richard Boyle, 2nd Viscount Shannon, PC was a British army officer and politician. After serving as a junior officer at the Battle of the Boyne during the Williamite War in Ireland and at the Battle of Landen during the Nine Years' War, he commanded a brigade of grenadiers during the storming of Vigo during the War of the Spanish Succession. During this engagement the entire French-Spanish fleet was either captured or destroyed. He also took part in a successful raid on Barcelona three years later. He went on to serve as Commander-in-Chief, Ireland during the 1720s and 1730s.
Everything about Richard Boyle, 2nd Viscount Shannon →- Occupation
- military officer, politician
- Position held
- Member of the Privy Council of Ireland, member of the 2nd Parliament of Great Britain, member of the 3rd Parliament of Great Britain, member of the 7th Parliament of Great Britain
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Great Britain
- Born
- 1675
- Died
- December 20, 1740
- Website
- http://www.boyle.family.btinternet.co.uk/1675.html