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Lieutenant-General Sir George Osborn, 4th Baronet was a British military officer and Tory politician who served in the American War of Independence. He also sat in the House of Commons from 1769 to 1784. In 1777, Osborn led a detachment of the Brigade of Guards at the battles of Brandywine and Germantown. Besides his combat duties, he served as the inspector of Hessian troops in North America. After returning from America in 1777, Osborn was promoted to brigadier general. In 1787, he received advancement to lieutenant-general.
