MILITARY PERSONNEL

Frederick Townsend Ward

1831 - 1862

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Frederick Townsend Ward (Chinese: 華爾; November 29, 1831 – September 22, 1862) was an American sailor and mercenary known for his military service in Imperial China during the Taiping Rebellion. He commanded the Ever Victorious Army, a joint Sino-foreign force, against the Taiping rebels. He remained in command of the Ever Victorious Army until his death in battle in 1862, after which leadership was taken over by Henry Andres Burgevine. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Frederick Townsend Ward is the 1,789th most popular military personnel (down from 1,664th in 2019), the 7,425th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,522nd in 2019) and the 121st most popular American Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Frederick Townsend Ward ranks 1,789 out of 2,058. Before him are Matthew Fontaine Maury, Jean Baptiste Point du Sable, Trần Văn Trà, Samuel Ryan Curtis, Hyman G. Rickover, and Kliment Boyadzhiev. After him are Fritz-Hubert Gräser, Marie Ljalková, Adolf Ehrnrooth, Sigizmund Levanevsky, Lawrence Oates, and Rahim Ademi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1831, Frederick Townsend Ward ranks 93. Before him are Fran Levstik, Ludvig Norman, Amelia Edwards, Hedwig Dohm, Filippo Marchetti, and George Nares. After him are Paul du Bois-Reymond, Ignatius L. Donnelly, Manuel Antônio de Almeida, Álvares de Azevedo, Mariano Baptista, and Henry Herbert, 4th Earl of Carnarvon. Among people deceased in 1862, Frederick Townsend Ward ranks 49. Before him are Barbu Catargiu, Charles Canning, 1st Earl Canning, Bernhard Severin Ingemann, Felix de Muelenaere, František Škroup, and Carl Ludwig Christian Rümker. After him are Blanka Teleki, Lev Mei, Agustín Durán, Pedro Gual Escandón, Manuel Robles Pezuela, and Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie, 1st Baronet.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Frederick Townsend Ward ranks 7,427 out of 20,380. Before him are Richard D. Zanuck (1934), Sandy Dennis (1937), Marilyn Miller (1898), Assata Shakur (1947), Jeffrey Donovan (1968), and Johnny Mathis (1935). After him are Lisa Murkowski (1957), Edith Clarke (1883), Patrick Kilpatrick (1949), Hal Needham (1931), Mary Ritter Beard (1876), and Millie Perkins (1938).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United States

Among military personnels born in United States, Frederick Townsend Ward ranks 121. Before him are James Van Fleet (1892), George Pickett (1825), Smedley Butler (1881), Mickey Marcus (1901), Matthew Fontaine Maury (1806), and Samuel Ryan Curtis (1805). After him are Eugene Sledge (1923), Oliver Hazard Perry (1785), Jacob L. Devers (1887), Peter Pace (1945), Richard Bong (1920), and John F. Reynolds (1820).

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