Edward Stopford (British Army officer)

Sir

Edward Stopford

GCB
Sir; Edward Stopford; GCB
Born	28 September 1766
Died	14 September 1837 (aged 70); Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Buried	Leamington Spa
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1784–1837
Rank	Lieutenant-General
Unit	3rd Foot Guards
Commands held	3rd Foot Guards; Guards Brigade; 1st Division; Fusilier Brigade, 4th Division; Brigade, 1st Division; Guards Brigade
Battles/wars	French Revolutionary Wars Flanders Campaign; ; Napoleonic Wars Hanover Expedition; Copenhagen Expedition; Peninsular War Second Battle of Porto; Battle of Talavera; Battle of Busaco; Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro; Battle of Vitoria; Siege of San Sebastián; Battle of the Bidassoa; Battle of Nivelle; Battle of the Nive; Battle of Bayonne (WIA); ; ;
Awards	Army Gold Medal; Military Order of the Tower and Sword (Portugal)
Alma mater	Eton College
Children	Edward Stopford Claremont

Sir Edward Stopford GCB (28 September 1766 – 14 September 1837) was an Anglo-Irish soldier and politician.

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