Richard Church (general)

Sir Richard Church CB GCH
Church as a general in the Hellenic Army
Senator
In office 1844–1845
Monarch	Otto
Personal details
Born	23 February 1784 Cork, Kingdom of Great Britain (now Republic of Ireland)
Died	20 March 1873(1873-03-20) (aged 89) Athens, Kingdom of Greece
Resting place	First Cemetery of Athens
Spouse	Marie-Anne Wilmot
Relations	Richard William Church (nephew)
Awards	Order of the Bath Grand Knight Cross of the Royal Guelphic Order Grand Cross of the Order of the Redeemer
Military service
Allegiance	United Kingdom Kingdom of the Two Sicilies First Hellenic Republic Kingdom of Greece
Branch/service	British Army  Hellenic Army
Years of service	1800-1829 1833-1854
Rank	Lieutenant-Colonel (British Army) Lieutenant General (Sicilian Army) General (Hellenic Army)
Unit	Somerset Light Infantry Royal Corsican Rangers 1st Regiment Greek Light Infantry 2nd Regiment Greek Light Infantry
Battles/wars	French Revolutionary Wars War of the Second Coalition French campaign in Egypt and Syria Battle of Abukir Napoleonic Wars War of the Third Coalition Invasion of Naples Battle of Maida Adriatic Campaign Siege of Santa Maura (WIA) Greek War of Independence Second Siege of the Acropolis

Sir Richard Church CB GCH (Greek: Ριχάρδος/Ρίτσαρντ Τσούρτς/Τσωρτς^[1][2]; 23 February 1784 – 20 March 1873)^{[Notes 1]} was an Irish military officer in the British Army and commander of the Greek forces during the last stages of the Greek War of Independence after 1827. After Greek independence, he became a general in the Hellenic Army and a member of the Greek Senate.

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