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Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill (1772-1842), General. Regency Portraits Catalogue Entry. Sitter in 25 portraits Nicknamed both' farmer' and 'daddy' because of his ruddy, fair-haired, kindly countenance and generous nature, Hill was Wellington's most reliable subordinate officer and one of the leading generals under Wellington in the Peninsula, commanding the right wing at the Battle of ...
Hill, Rowland, 1st Viscount Hill (1772–1842). Soldier. Hill was a younger son of Sir John Hill, baronet, of Shropshire and one of five brothers to join the army. He was wounded near Alexandria in 1801 while serving under Abercromby and was promoted major-general in 1805.
General Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill, GCB GCH (11 August 1772 – 10 December 1842) was a British army officer who served in the Napoleonic Wars as a trusted brigade, division and corps commander under the command of the Duke of Wellington. He became Commander-in-Chief of the British Army in 1828.
1 de ene. de 2011 · When ministers at home asked that Hill be allowed to leave the Peninsula and lead an army elsewhere, Wellington dismissed the idea with ‘Would you cut off my right hand?’. Hill fought at Roliça, Corunna, Talavera, Bussaco, Almarez, Vitoria and Waterloo. He succeeded the Duke in 1828 as Commander-in-Chief of the forces and served as such ...
17 de nov. de 2022 · Hill, Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount (1772-1842), British general, was the second son of (Sir) John Hill, of Hawkstone, Shropshire, and nephew of the Rev. Rowland Hill (1744-1833), was born at Prees Hall near Hawkstone on the 11th of August 1772.
General, active in the Peninsular War; 1814, created Baron Hill of Almarez and of Hawkestone Salop and, in 1816, of Hardwicke; 1842, created Viscount Hill. Commander in Chief, 1828-42. 46 related objects
Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill (1772-1842) General. John Prescott Knight (1803 - 1881) Oil on canvas. c.1842. Share this:
