COMMANDER // 1764–1843
Thomas Hislop
Lifespan
1764 – 1843
Active service 1817 — 1 battle across 1 war; first command at age 53.
Profile
Sir Thomas Hislop, 1st Baronet, was a senior British Army officer of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Serving exclusively in colonial campaigns, Hislop fought in the West Indies between 1796 and 1810 and subsequently in India, where he was a senior commander during the Third Anglo-Maratha War. Although his ability as a general was praised, Hislop came under criticism in Parliament for his heavy reprisals against forces of the Maratha Empire, particularly at Talnar, where he ordered the execution of over 300 men. He was also known for financial profligacy, losing large sums of money investing unsuccessfully in the Americas. Despite these problems, Hislop was later made a baronet and a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, serving in his retirement as an equerry to Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge.
Battles (1)
1817
Battle of MahidpurThird Anglo-Maratha War · East India Co.