Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "General Richard Ford William Lambart, 7th Earl of Cavan (10 September 1763 – 21 November 1837), styled Viscount Kilcoursie from 1772 to 1778, was a military commander throughout the Napoleonic era and beyond. He was colonial head of Egypt. He suggested to the British government the removal of the Obelisk, known as Cleopatra's Needle, for long centuries embedded in the sand near Alexandria, Egypt. The undertaking was considered too costly and not taken up until 1877. The Needle commemorates the conclusion of the Napoleonic Wars. Between 1813 and 1837, he held the office of Governor of Calshot Castle, a sinecure abolished after his death."@en }
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- Richard_Lambart,_7th_Earl_of_Cavan abstract "General Richard Ford William Lambart, 7th Earl of Cavan (10 September 1763 – 21 November 1837), styled Viscount Kilcoursie from 1772 to 1778, was a military commander throughout the Napoleonic era and beyond. He was colonial head of Egypt. He suggested to the British government the removal of the Obelisk, known as Cleopatra's Needle, for long centuries embedded in the sand near Alexandria, Egypt. The undertaking was considered too costly and not taken up until 1877. The Needle commemorates the conclusion of the Napoleonic Wars. Between 1813 and 1837, he held the office of Governor of Calshot Castle, a sinecure abolished after his death.".
- Q7327230 abstract "General Richard Ford William Lambart, 7th Earl of Cavan (10 September 1763 – 21 November 1837), styled Viscount Kilcoursie from 1772 to 1778, was a military commander throughout the Napoleonic era and beyond. He was colonial head of Egypt. He suggested to the British government the removal of the Obelisk, known as Cleopatra's Needle, for long centuries embedded in the sand near Alexandria, Egypt. The undertaking was considered too costly and not taken up until 1877. The Needle commemorates the conclusion of the Napoleonic Wars. Between 1813 and 1837, he held the office of Governor of Calshot Castle, a sinecure abolished after his death.".