Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill
British Army general (1772-1842) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
General Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill, GCB, GCH (11 August 1772 – 10 December 1842) was a British Army officer. He served in the Napoleonic Wars as a brigade, division and corps commander. He became Commander-in-Chief of the British Army in 1828.
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![]() Lieutenant-General Rowland Lord Hill, 1819. Canvas by George Dawe | |
Born | 11 August 1772 (1772-08-11) Prees, Shropshire |
Died | 10 December 1842 (1842-12-11) (aged 70) Hadnall, Shropshire |
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Years of service | 1790–1842 |
Rank | General |
Commands held | II Corps |
Battles/wars | Napoleonic Wars Peninsular War |
Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Guelphic Order Grand Cross of the Order of the Tower and Sword (Portugal) Knight Commander of the Military William Order (Netherlands) |
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