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George Meade

1815 - 1872

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George Gordon Meade (December 31, 1815 – November 6, 1872) was an American military officer who served in the United States Army and the Union army as Major General in command of the Army of the Potomac during the American Civil War from 1863 to 1865. He fought in many of the key battles of the Eastern theater and defeated the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia led by General Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Gettysburg. He was born in Cádiz, Spain, to a wealthy Philadelphia merchant family and graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1835. He fought in the Second Seminole War and the Mexican–American War. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. George Meade is the 740th most popular military personnel (up from 950th in 2019), the 591st most popular biography from Spain (up from 753rd in 2019) and the 11th most popular Spanish Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, George Meade ranks 740 out of 2,058. Before him are Wei Qing, Archduke Joseph Karl of Austria, Karl-Adolf Hollidt, Wilhelm Ritter von Thoma, Prince Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, and Albert Leo Schlageter. After him are Herbert Kappler, Francisco Hernández de Córdoba, Andriy Melnyk, Roustam Raza, Grigory Kulik, and Lei Feng.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1815, George Meade ranks 26. Before him are Andreas Achenbach, Pierre Napoléon Bonaparte, Giuseppina Strepponi, Constantin von Tischendorf, Alexander von Middendorff, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. After him are Anthony Trollope, Princess Elisabeth of Prussia, Andrew Graham, Charles Renouvier, Wilhelm Peters, and Ii Naosuke. Among people deceased in 1872, George Meade ranks 25. Before him are Prince Albert of Prussia, Vladimir Dal, Immanuel Nobel, Kawakami Gensai, Princess Feodora of Leiningen, and William H. Seward. After him are Handrij Zejler, Zeng Guofan, Johan Rudolph Thorbecke, John Bowring, Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, and Friedrich Adolf Trendelenburg.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, George Meade ranks 591 out of 3,355. Before him are Mateo Alemán (1547), José Ángel Iribar (1943), Elvira de Hidalgo (1891), Elvira of Castile, Queen of Sicily (1103), Josep Puig i Cadafalch (1867), and Cesc Fàbregas (1987). After him are Juan Sánchez Cotán (1560), Francisco Hernández de Córdoba (1475), José Antonio Aguirre (1904), Caterina Albert (1869), Javier Clemente (1950), and Fernán González of Castile (910).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Spain

Among military personnels born in Spain, George Meade ranks 11. Before him are José Sanjurjo (1872), Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba (1453), John of Austria the Younger (1629), Serena (365), Antonio Tejero (1932), and Alonso Pérez de Guzmán y Sotomayor, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia (1550). After him are Francisco Hernández de Córdoba (1475), Gaius Laelius (-300), Inés Suárez (1507), José Miaja (1878), Álvaro de Bazán, 1st Marquess of Santa Cruz (1526), and Cristóbal de Olid (1487).

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