COMMANDER // 1755–1835
Sir John Hamilton
lieutenant generalUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland1 battle1 war
Lifespan
1755 – 1835
Active service 1813 — 1 battle across 1 war; first command at age 58.
Profile
Lieutenant-General Sir John James Hamilton, 1st Baronet was a British officer of the Honourable East India Company, the British Army and during the Napoleonic Wars the Portuguese Army who saw action across the world from India to the West Indies and was honoured for his service by both the British and Portuguese royal families. Of noble Irish descent, related by birth to the first Earl Castle Stewart and by marriage to the Earl of Tyrone, Hamilton's extensive career and brave service was widely recognised during his life and after his death.
Battles (1)
1813
Battle of NivellePeninsular War · United Kingdom