British army officer prominent during the Jacobite Rising (1685–1759)
For others of this name, see Hawley baronets and Henry Hawley (governor).
Henry Hawley
Governor of Portsmouth
In office 8 July 1752 – 24 March 1759
Governor of Inverness
In office 1748–1752
Commander-in-chief, Scotland
In office December 1745 – July 1746
Personal details
Born
(1685-01-12)12 January 1685 Westminster, London
Died
24 March 1759(1759-03-24) (aged 74) West Green House, Hampshire
Resting place
St Mary's Church, Hartley Wintney
Relations
Thomas Erle (uncle)
Francis Hawley, 2nd Baron Hawley (cousin)
Military service
Allegiance
Great Britain
Branch
British Army
Years of service
1702–1748
Rank
Lieutenant general
Unit
4th Dragoons
Battles/wars
War of the Spanish Succession
Battle of Almansa
Jacobite rising of 1715
Battle of Sheriffmuir
War of the Quadruple Alliance
Capture of Vigo
War of the Austrian Succession
Battle of Dettingen
Battle of Fontenoy
Battle of Lauffeld
Jacobite rising of 1745
Clifton Moor Skirmish
Battle of Falkirk Muir
Battle of Culloden
Henry Hawley (12 January 1685 – 24 March 1759) was a British army officer who served in the wars of the first half of the 18th century. He fought in a number of significant battles, including the Capture of Vigo in 1719, Dettingen, Fontenoy and Culloden.
During the Jacobite rising of 1745, he was recalled to Britain and appointed commander in Scotland in December, replacing Sir John Cope. In January 1746, he was defeated at the Battle of Falkirk Muir, although it did not damage his career in the same way. The Duke of Cumberland took over and Hawley led the cavalry at Culloden in April, a victory that ended the Rising.
Although a courageous and capable commander of cavalry, Hawley was also a strict disciplinarian, referred to by contemporaries as 'Hangman Hawley' or 'Lord Chief Justice.'[1] While this referred to his disciplinary methods, there is evidence he bears some responsibility for the killing of Jacobite wounded after Culloden. He returned to Flanders in July 1746, and when the War of the Austrian Succession ended in 1748, he was appointed Governor of Inverness; in 1752, he became Governor of Portsmouth, near his home in Hartley Wintney, where he died in March 1759.
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