Richard Taylor - Military

Military

  • Richard Taylor (colonel) (1744–1829), father of U.S. president Zachary Taylor
  • Richard Taylor (British Army officer) (1819–1904), British general
  • Richard Taylor (general) (1826–1879), son of U.S. president Zachary Taylor, Confederate general in the American Civil War

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