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Roger Aytoun
Major-General Roger Aytoun and Duc d'Angoulême by John Kay (in 1797)[1]
Died1 October 1810
AllegianceRoger Aytoun United Kingdom
Service/branchRoger Aytoun British Army
RankMajor General
Battles/warsGreat Siege of Gibraltar

Major General Roger Aytoun was a soldier at the Great Siege of Gibraltar who came to notice when he married an ageing widow and was given Hough Hall in Manchester. Aytoun was known as Spanking Roger because of his love of fighting.

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