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Field Marshal

Sir John FitzGerald

GCB
Bornc.1785
County Clare, Ireland
Died24 March 1877 (aged 92 or 93)
Tours, France
Buried
Tours, France
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Army
Years of service1793–1841
RankField Marshal
Commands held20th Regiment of Foot
Divisional command in the Madras Army
Divisional command in the Bombay Army
Battles/wars
  • French Revolutionary Wars
  • Napoleonic Wars
    • Peninsular War
      • Siege of Badajoz (WIA)
      • Battle of Salamanca
      • Battle of Vitoria
      • Battle of the Pyrenees (POW)
AwardsArmy Gold Cross

Field Marshal Sir John Forster FitzGerald, GCB (c.1785 – 24 March 1877), was a soldier from Ireland who served as an officer in the British Army. He fought in the Peninsular War, seeing action at the Battle of Badajoz, the Battle of Salamanca and the Battle of Vitoria and commanding a brigade during the Battle of the Pyrenees before being captured by the French Army. He became Commandant of Quebec and then went on to be Commandant of Montreal, Quebec. He was given command of the 20th Regiment of Foot in Bombay before being given a divisional command in the Madras Army but shortly afterwards transferring to Bombay where he was given a divisional command of the Bombay Army. He later became a Whig Member of Parliament.

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