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Viscount Gough Bt KP GCSI KCB PC (* 3. November 1779 in Woodstown , Limerick ; † 2. März 1869 in St. Helen’s House, Booterstown , Dublin ) war ein britischer Feldmarschall .
Field Marshal Hugh Gough, 1st Viscount Gough, KP, GCB, GCSI, PC (3 November 1779 – 2 March 1869) was a senior British Army officer. After serving as a junior officer at the seizure of the Cape of Good Hope during the French Revolutionary Wars , Gough commanded the 2nd Battalion of the 87th (Royal Irish Fusiliers) Regiment of Foot ...
- 1794–1849
- British Army
Viscount Gough, of Goojerat in the Punjab and of the city of Limerick, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1849 for the Anglo-Irish military commander Hugh Gough, 1st Baron Gough, whose military successes included the First Opium War, the First Anglo-Sikh War, and the Second Anglo-Sikh War.
Gough, Sir Hugh (1779–1869), 1st Viscount Gough , field marshal, was born 3 November 1779 at Woodstown, Co. Limerick, fourth son of Lt-col. George Gough and his wife Letitia (née Bunbury) of Moyle, Co. Carlow. Educated by private tutors, he joined the Limerick Militia, his father's regiment, as an ensign in 1793.
12. Jan. 2023 · "Hugh Gough, 1st Viscount Gough, is an interesting and controversial figure of the late Georgian and early Victorian British Army. It is said he commanded in more battles than any other British soldier of this period, save for the Duke of Wellington.
Hugh Gough, 1st Viscount Gough. (1779-1869), Field Marshal. Early Victorian Portraits Catalogue Entry. Sitter in 13 portraits. Having joined the Army at the age of fifteen, Gough served initially at the Cape of Good Hope and the West Indies. In 1809, he was called to take part in the Peninsular War and, joining the army under Wellington ...
Field Marshal Sir Hugh Gough, first Viscount Gough, who in this portrait is wearing the Army Gold Cross and the broad riband of a GCB, was said to have commanded in more general actions than any other British officer in the 19th century, except the Duke of Wellington.
