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Sir Charles Asgill, 2nd Baronet GCH (6 April 1762 – 23 July 1823) was a career soldier in the British Army. Asgill enjoyed a long military career, eventually rising to the rank of General. He is best remembered as the principal of the so-called "Asgill Affair" of 1782, in which his retaliatory execution while a prisoner of war was commuted by the American forces which held him due to the direct intervention of the government of France.

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  • Sir Charles Asgill, 2nd Baronet
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  • Sir Charles Asgill, 2nd Baronet GCH (6 April 1762 – 23 July 1823) was a career soldier in the British Army. Asgill enjoyed a long military career, eventually rising to the rank of General. He is best remembered as the principal of the so-called "Asgill Affair" of 1782, in which his retaliatory execution while a prisoner of war was commuted by the American forces which held him due to the direct intervention of the government of France.
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Birth Date
  • 1762-04-06(xsd:date)
Residence
  • 6(xsd:integer)
death place
  • London, England
Spouse
  • Jemima Sophia Ogle
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  • 230(xsd:integer)
Caption
  • Colourisation of a 19th Century mezzotint by Charles Turner (engraver) following an 1822 portrait by Thomas Phillips RA
l Relatives
  • John Asgill, 1659-1738, was a relative, both being descendants of Joshua Asgyll MA, DD
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  • Sir Charles Asgill, 2nd Baronet
Party
  • Whig
Birth Place
  • London, England
Title
  • Baronet
death date
  • 1823-07-23(xsd:date)
Religion
  • Church of England
Relations
  • Sir Charles Asgill, 1st Baronet and Sarah Theresa Pratviel
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  • Asgill-Charles-sig.jpg
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  • Sir Charles Asgill, 2nd Baronet GCH (6 April 1762 – 23 July 1823) was a career soldier in the British Army. Asgill enjoyed a long military career, eventually rising to the rank of General. He is best remembered as the principal of the so-called "Asgill Affair" of 1782, in which his retaliatory execution while a prisoner of war was commuted by the American forces which held him due to the direct intervention of the government of France.
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