General Officers in the Portuguese Army

British Officers Serving as General Officers in the Portuguese Army

Marechal General

Sir Arthur Wellesley [1]
29 April 1809 to 1814

Earl of Vimeiro [Portugal] 13-04-1811
Marquess of Torres Vedras [Portugal]� 17-12-1811.
Duque of Victoria [Portugal] 12-12-1812
1st Viscount Wellington of Talavera and of Wellington [U.K.] on 4 September 1809
1st Baron Douro of Wellesley [U.K.] on 4 September 1809
1st Duque de Ciudad Rodrigo [Spain] in January 1812
1st Earl of Wellington [U.K.] on 28 February 1812
1st Marquess of Wellington [U.K.] on 3 October 1812
1st Marquess of Douro [U.K.] on 11 May 1814
1st Duke of Wellington [U.K.] on 11 May 1814
1st Prince of Waterloo [Netherlands] on 18 July 1815

Marechal dos Exercitos

Sir William Carr Beresford
07 Mar 1809 to 1814

Earl of Trancoso [Portugal] 13-05-1811
Marquess of Campo Maior [Portugal] �17-12-1812
Duque of Elvas [Spain].
1st Baron Beresford of Albuera and Dungarvan, co. Waterford [U.K.] on 17 May 1814
1st Viscount Beresford of Beresford, co. Stafford [U.K.] on 28 March 1823 ��

British Officers Serving as General Officers in the Portuguese Army

Name and Title	Tenente General Lieutenant General	Marechal de Campo Major General	Brigadeiro Brigadier General
John Hamilton	1 Jan 1812	01 Aug 1809	??
Richard Blunt	12 Oct. 1814	1 Jan 1812	24 Mar 1809
Thomas Bradford	- - - - - - - - - - - - - -	4 Jun 1813	19 Dec 1811
Francis John Coleman	- - - - - - - - - - - - - -	- - - - - - - - - - - - - -	17 Sept. 1809
Daniel Seddon	- - - - - - - - - - - - - -	- - - - - - - - - - - - - -	13 Sept. 1809
Mac Leroth	- - - - - - - - - - - - - -	- - - - - - - - - - - - - -	13 Sept.1809
George Allan Madden	- - - - - - - - - - - - - -	4 Jun 1813	17 Sept. 1809
Dennis Pack	- - - - - - - - - - - - - -	- - - - - - - - - - - - - -	07 Jul 1810
Charles Miller	- - - - - - - - - - - - - -	- - - - - - - - - - - - - -	13 Sept. 1809
William Frederic Spry	- - - - - - - - - - - - - -	10 Jul 1813	06 Aug 1810
William Cox	- - - - - - - - - - - - - -	12 Oct. 1815	3 May 1811
Bar�o D�Eben	- - - - - - - - - - - - - -		08 May 1811
Archibald W. Campbell	??	12 Oct. 1815	08 May 1811
John Campbell	- - - - - - - - - - - - - -	??	12 Oct. 1815
William Hozre Campbell	- - - - - - - - - - - - - -	- - - - - - - - - - - - - -	?? Died at the end of 1810
Alexander Campbell	- - - - - - - - - - - - - -	- - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Unidentifiable, Brigadier, August 09 to July 10
Thomaz McMahon	- - - - - - - - - - - - - -	- - - - - - - - - - - - - -	8 May 1811
Nicholas Trant	- - - - - - - - - - - - - -	- - - - - - - - - - - - - -	08 May 1811
Benjamin D�Urban	12 Oct. 1814	- - - - - - - - - - - - - -	08 May 1811
John Wilson	- - - - - - - - - - - - - -	12 Oct. 1814	8 May 1811
William Munday Harvey	- - - - - - - - - - - - - -		8 May 1811
Manley Power	- - - - - - - - - - - - - -	4 Jun 1813	5 Aug 1811
Charles Ahsworth	- - - - - - - - - - - - - -	??	4 Jun 1813
Thomaz Wlliam Stubbs 1st Baron of Vila Nova de Gaia 18-12-1833 1st Viscount of Vila Nova de Gaia 20-05-1835	- - - - - - - - - - - - - -	??	4 Jun 1813
John Buchan	12 Oct. 1815	??	4 Jun 1813
Albert Arbuthnot	- - - - - - - - - - - - - -		12 Oct. 1815
Jorge Elder	- - - - - - - - - - - - - -	25 Oct 1825	12 Oct. 1815
Charles Sutton	- - - - - - - - - - - - - -	- - - - - - - - - - - - - -	12 Oct. 1815
Miguel McCreagh	- - - - - - - - - - - - - -	- - - - - - - - - - - - - -	12 Oct. 1815
Richard Armstrong	- - - - - - - - - - - - - -	- - - - - - - - - - - - - -	13 May 1820
John Austin	- - - - - - - - - - - - - -	- - - - - - - - - - - - - -	After 1815
George Brown	- - - - - - - - - - - - - -	10 Apr. 1821	26 Aug 1820
Maxwell Grant	- - - - - - - - - - - - - -	- - - - - - - - - - - - - -	After 1815
Henry Pynn	- - - - - - - - - - - - - -	- - - - - - - - - - - - - -	??
Henry Watson	- - - - - - - - - - - - - -	- - - - - - - - - - - - - -	12 Oct. 1819
T. S Whittingham	- - - - - - - - - - - - - -	- - - - - - - - - - - - - -	??

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Notes:

[1] ARTHUR Wesley, changed surname to Wellesley May 1798

Placed on the Napoleon Series: May 2005

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