George Cadogan
General The Hon. Sir George Cadogan (2 December 1814 – 27 January 1880) was a general in the British Army. Life. The fifth son of George Cadogan, 3rd Earl Cadogan and Honoria Louisa Blake (and thus the younger brother of the 4th earl). He joined the Grenadier Guards as a lieutenant in 1833, and rose to Lieutenant colonel by 1847, serving with them in the Crimean War as British Liaison officer to the Sardinian Expeditionary Corps and produced watercolours of scenes he witnessed during the war. He served as Colonel to the 106th Regiment of Foot (Bombay Light Infantry ) from 1870 to 1874 and then of the 71st (Highland) Regiment of Foot from 1874 to his death during which time he was promoted to full General (on 1 October 1877). Marriages and issue. His first marriage was to Sophia Armstrong, daughter of colonel Thomas Armstrong, on 19 February 1846. They had 4 children: His second marriage was to Emily Ashworth, daughter of Lt-Gen Sir Frederick Ashworth, on 23 July 1857. They had 1 child: