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Resignation of George Hamilton-Gordon

Great Britain · Warfare / Crimean War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1855Date range
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Chronological records

1855

George Hamilton-Gordon Aberdeen, 4th1855

Sevastopol · Warfare / Crimean War

Resigns as prime minister amid parliamentary and public criticism of British wartime administration.

Names involved

George Hamilton-Gordon Aberdeen, 4th

Provenance

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