British Generals of the Napoleonic Wars 1793-1815
Walker, George Townshend
By: Ron McGuigan
Walker, George Townshend (25 May 1764 - 14 November
1842)
Son of Major Nathaniel Walker.
Ensign 95th Foot* 1782, Lieutenant 95th Foot* 1783, Half-pay, Lieutenant
73rd Foot+ 1784, Half-pay, Lieutenant 36th Foot 1786, Lieutenant
35th Foot 1787, Captain-Lieutenant 14th Foot 1789, Captain 60th Foot
1791, Major 60th Foot 1795, Lieutenant-Colonel 50th Foot 1798, Brevet
Colonel 1808, Brigadier General on the Staff 1811, Major General 1811,
Lieutenant General 1821, General 1838.
* disbanded 1785. + renamed as 71st Foot.
Early Service: India 1784-1787 and as Deputy Quartermaster-General
1785, Aide De Camp Ireland 1788, Flanders 1793-1795, Inspector
of Foreign Corps Continent 1795-1796, Aide De Camp Portugal 1797-1798,
Inspecting Field Officer Home Staff 1798-1799, Portugal 1799, British
Commissioner to Russian Army Helder 1799, Malta 1801-1802, Copenhagen
1807.
Portugal
&
Spain
: Portugal
and at Vimeiro 1808.
Peninsular War: Brigadier General & British Liaison Officer with
Spanish Army 1810-1811. Temporarily commanded 5th Division October-December
1811. Commanded brigade 5th Division December 1811-April 1812. Commanded
brigade 2nd Division, August-November 1813. Temporarily commanded 7th
Division November 1813- February 1814. Wounded at assault of Badajoz
April 1812 and Orthez February 1814.
Other Service: On Walcheren 1809. On staff Cadiz 1810-1811.
Governor of Grenada
1815-1816. Commander-in-Chief Madras Presidency 1825-1831.
Lieutenant Governor
Royal
Hospital Chelsea 1837-1842.
KCB 1815. GCB 1817. Created a Baron et 1835.
Colonel of the De Meuron's Regiment 1812-1816, 3rd Battalion Rifle
Brigade 1816-1818, 2nd Battalion Rifle Brigade 1818-1820, 84th Foot
1820-1822, 52nd Foot 1822-1839, 50th Foot 1839-1842.
Placed
on the Napoleon Series: January 2008
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