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COMMANDER // 1748–1843

Thomas Graham

major generalUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland7 battles3 wars

Lifespan

1748 – 1843

1750177518001825Napoleonic Wars · 1803-1815Peninsular War · 1808-1814War of the Sixth Coalition · 1813-1814Peninsular War — May 2, 1808 · Spain · Napoleonic WarsSiege of Cádiz — February 5, 1810 · Spain · Peninsular WarBattle of Barrosa — March 5, 1811 · United Kingdom · Peninsular WarSiege of Ciudad Rodrigo — January 7, 1812 · United Kingdom · Peninsular WarBattle of Tolosa — June 26, 1813 · United Kingdom · Peninsular WarBattle of Vitoria — June 21, 1813 · United Kingdom · Peninsular WarBattle of Hoogstraten — January 11, 1814 · Prussia · War of the Sixth Coalition

Active service 1808–1814 — 7 battles across 3 wars; first command at age 60.

Profile

General Thomas Graham, 1st Baron Lynedoch, was a British Army officer and politician. After his education at Oxford, he inherited a substantial estate in Scotland, married and settled down to a quiet career as a landowning gentleman. However, with the death of his wife, when he was aged 42, he immersed himself in a military career, during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. The historian James Taylor described Graham as "tall, square-shouldered, and erect, his limbs sinewy and remarkably strong. His complexion was dark, with full eyebrows, firm-set lips, and an open, benevolent air. His manners and address were frank, simple, and polished".

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Battles (7)

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