Hugh Gough, 1st Viscount Gough

Hugh Gough, 1st Viscount Gough
Hugh Gough, 1st Viscount Gough

Field Marshal Hugh Gough, 1st Viscount Gough, was a 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 Regiment of Foot during the Peninsular War. After serving as commander-in-chief of the British forces in China during the First Opium War, he became Commander-in-Chief, India and led the British forces in action against the Marathas defeating them decisively at the conclusion of the Gwalior Campaign and then commanded the troops that defeated the Sikhs during both the First Anglo-Sikh War and the Second Anglo-Sikh War.

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Date of Birth
November 3rd, 1779
Age
245
Birth Place
Ireland, Munster, County Limerick
Date of Death
March 2nd, 1869
Died Aged
89
Star Sign
Scorpio
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