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Wade, George, (1673-1748), Field Marshal

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Surname: Wade
Forenames: George
Gender: Male
Date: 1673-1748
History: Served in Flanders, 1692 and 1702-1703, and Spain, 1704-1710. Made military roads in the Highlands, 1726-1733. Commanded in Flanders, 1744-1745. Commander-in-chief in England, 1745; sent unsuccessfully against Prince Charles Edward (the Young Pretender).
Biography: ODNB link for Wade, George (1673-1748) Field Marshal
References: DNB; NCA Rules
Name authority reference: GB/NNAF/P275996 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P135487 )
Online related resources Bibliography of British and Irish History link for George Wade
Collections
Number Description Held by Reference Further information
1
1744: letterbook
Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections
MS Eng hist c 314
2
1736-46: letterbooks and papers
National Library of Scotland, Manuscript Collections
See Accessions to Repositories 1976
3
1722-46: papers rel to service in Flanders and Scotland
National Records of Scotland (formerly National Archives of Scotland)
GD1/1204
See Annual Return 1997
4
1708-09: corresp with James Stanhope
Kent History and Library Centre
U1590/O129-39
NRA 25095
5
1724-27: reports on the Highlands
British Library, Manuscript Collections
King's MSS 100-03
6
1745: corresp
National Library of Scotland, Manuscript Collections
MS.302
7
1725-32: letterbook and letters to Henry Pelham and Lord Townshend
National Library of Scotland, Manuscript Collections
MS.7187
8
reports
National Library of Scotland, Manuscript Collections
Adv MS 17 1 21
9
c1725-45: military maps (19)
National Library of Scotland, Manuscript Collections
Acc.10496
10
1725: report rel to Highlands of Scotland
National Library of Scotland, Manuscript Collections
Acc.13855
See Annual Return 2017