George Augustus Frederick Lake

The Honourable George Augustus Frederick Lake (1781-1808) was a British Army Infantry Officer who Commanded His Majesty's 29th Regiment of Foot during the early stages Peninsular War. George Lake's family were well connected at court and in 1790 he was appointed one of the Prince of Wales' Pages of Honour. In early 1808 Lieutenant Colonel Lake embarked with his regiment and travelling via Gibraltar, landed in the Iberian Peninsula in June 1808, one of the regiment's officers claimed they were one of the first British units to do so.

George Augustus Frederick Lake

The Honourable George Augustus Frederick Lake (1781-1808) was a British Army Infantry Officer who Commanded His Majesty's 29th Regiment of Foot during the early stages Peninsular War. George Lake's family were well connected at court and in 1790 he was appointed one of the Prince of Wales' Pages of Honour. In early 1808 Lieutenant Colonel Lake embarked with his regiment and travelling via Gibraltar, landed in the Iberian Peninsula in June 1808, one of the regiment's officers claimed they were one of the first British units to do so.