 charles gordon-lennox, 5th duke of richmond and 5th duke of lennox, 5th duke of aubigny,  (3 august 1791 â 21 october 1860), styled earl of march until in 1819, was a british soldier, politician and a prominent conservative. ==background and education== richmond was the son of charles lennox, 4th duke of richmond, and the former lady charlotte gordon. he was educated at westminster and trinity college, dublin. ==military career== richmond (while earl of march) served on wellington's staff in the peninsular war, during which time he volunteered to join the 52nd (oxfordshire) regiment of foot's advance storming party on the fortress of ciudad rodrigo.moorsom, w.s. historical record of the fifty-second regiment (oxfordshire light infantry), london: richard bentley, 1860, p. 443 he formally joined the 52nd foot in 1813, and took command of a company of 52nd soldiers at orthez in 1814, where he was severely wounded; the musket-ball in his chest was never removed. during the battle of waterloo he was adc to the prince of orange, and following that man's wounding, served as adc to wellington.georgiana, dowager lady de ros. personal recollections of the duke of wellington, [http://ww
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