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Rowland Hill, 1.º visconde Hill de Almaraz GCB, GCH (11 de Agosto de 1772 — 10 de Dezembro de 1842) foi um general do Exército Britânico que serviu durante as Guerras Napoleónicas como comandante de brigada, de divisãoe e comandante de corpo sob o comando do general Arthur Wellesley.
In May 1812, after the capture of Badajoz, Hill led a second raid that destroyed a key bridge in the Battle of Almaraz. While Wellington won the Battle of Salamanca , Hill protected Badajoz with an independent 18,000-man corps, including the British 2nd Division, John Hamilton 's Portuguese division and William Erskine 's 2nd Cavalry ...
- 1790–1842
- British Army
4 de jan. de 2019 · Lieutenant-General Sir Rowland Hill, 1º viscount Hill of Almarez, Hawkestone and Hardwicke (1772- 1842) was one of the ablest Generals of the Peninsular War and second-in-command to Lord Wellington in the last period of the War.
Article History. Hill, Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount, Baron Hill of Almaraz and of Hawkestone, Baron Hill of Almaraz and of Hardwicke. Born: August 11, 1772, Hawkstone, Shropshire, England. Died: December 10, 1842, Hardwicke Grange, Shropshire (aged 70) Role In: Peninsular War.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Work cited. External links. Viscount Hill. General Sir Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill. Viscount Hill, of Hawkstone and of Hardwicke in the County of Salop, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1842 for General Rowland Hill.
- the Hon. Michael Charles David Clegg-Hill
- Baron Hill, Baronet Clegg-Hill of Hawkestone
- (Peter) David Raymond Charles Clegg-Hill, 9th Viscount Hill
- Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill
O General Rowland Hill, 1° Visconde Hill de Almaraz, nasceu em 11 de Agosto de 1722, segundo filho de Sir John Hill e Mary Chambre. Hill estudou as técnicas de guerra em Estrasburgo e recebeu uma comissão para ingressar no “38th Foot” em 1790. Havia três meios para obter uma comissão:
General Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill of Almaraz, was born 11 August 1772, the second son of Sir John Hill and Mary Chambre. Hill studied the techniques of war in Strasbourg and was commissioned into the 38th Foot in 1790. There were three ways to acquire a commission: One could purchase a commission, which Sir John did for his son.
