George Sackville Germain, first viscount Sackville

(1716-1785)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Sackville, George Germain, Viscount, 1716-1785 NRA: Germain George Sackville (1716-1785) 1st Viscount Sackville statesman DNB: Germain, George Sackville [formerly George Sackville], first Viscount Sackville (1716-1785), army officer and politician LBT ID: LdSackv1 VIAF ID: 69270725 LOC ID: n85024844	B/BAP: 1716-01-26 DIED: 1785-08-26
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Having distinguished himself at the Battle of Fontenoy in 1745, Germain was convicted by court martial for his performance at the Battle of Minden in 1759. He was elevated to the peerage in 1782.
REFERENCES TO George Sackville Germain, first viscount Sackville: “Verdict against the Examiner in the Case of William Parry” in The Examiner (17 June 1827) 375-76 Found 1: ¶ 12