Edward Woodgate
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| Edward Woodgate | |
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| 1845 - 1901 | |
 Major General Sir Edward Woodgate |
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| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |  British Army |
| Rank | Major General |
| Battles/wars | Second Boer War |
| Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George |
Major General Sir Edward Woodgate, KCMG, CB, was a British Army Officer.
Born in November 1845 he served during the Second Boer War and fought at the Battle of Spion Kop. He commanded a large force sent to capture the strategic hill during a night assault on the 23rd January.[1] On the following morning, he was killed after a shell splinter struck his head above the right eye.[2]
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- Thomas Pakenham, The Boer War. New York: Random House 1979.
