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David Baird

generalUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandUnited Kingdom3 battles3 wars

Lifespan

1757 – 1829

1760177017801790180018101820Fourth Anglo-Mysore War · 1798-1799Napoleonic Wars · 1803-1815Peninsular War · 1808-1814Siege of Seringapatam — January 1, 1799 · East India Company · Fourth Anglo-Mysore WarBattle of Blaauwberg — January 8, 1806 · United Kingdom · Napoleonic WarsBattle of Corunna — January 16, 1809 · United Kingdom · Peninsular War

Active service 1799–1809 — 3 battles across 3 wars; first command at age 42.

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General Sir David Baird, 1st Baronet, of Newbyth, GCB was a British Army officer who served in the Anglo-Mysore wars and French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.

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Battles (3)

Last verified June 2026
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