George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan

George Charles Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan, GCB (16 April 1800 – 10 November 1888), styled Lord Bingham before 1839, was an Anglo-Irish aristocrat and British Army officer. He was one of three men, along with Captain Nolan and Lord Raglan, responsible for the fateful order during the Battle of Balaclava in October 1854 that led to the Light Brigade commander, the Earl of Cardigan, leading the Charge of the Light Brigade. He was subsequently promoted to field marshal.

The Earl of Lucan
The 3rd Earl of Lucan. Engraving by D. J. Pound, c. 1860
Nickname(s)"The Exterminator", "Lord Look-on"
Born(1800-04-16)16 April 1800
London, England, Great Britain
Died10 November 1888(1888-11-10) (aged 88)
London, England, United Kingdom
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Years of service1816–1877
RankField Marshal
Commands heldCavalry Division
Battles/warsCrimean War
Awards
  • Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
  • Order of St. Anna, 2nd Class (Russia)
  • Order of the Medjidie, First Class (Ottoman Empire)
  • Commander of the Legion of Honour (France)

Lord Lucan was a ruthless landlord during the Great Famine in Ireland, evicting thousands of his Irish tenants and renting his land to wealthy ranchers. He also came up with a solution that allowed Jews to sit in Parliament.

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