George Wade

Field Marshal George Wade (1673 – 14 March 1748) was a British Army officer who served in the Nine Years' War, War of the Spanish Succession, Jacobite rising of 1715 and War of the Quadruple Alliance before leading the construction of barracks, bridges and proper roads in Scotland. He went on to be a military commander during the War of the Austrian Succession and Commander-in-Chief of the Forces during the Jacobite rising of 1745.

Read more about George Wade:  Early Career, Scotland, War of The Austrian Succession, Jacobite Rising

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    I am in blood
    Stepped in so far, that should I wade no more,
    Returning were as tedious as go o’er.
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