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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
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
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
General Sir Rowland Hill: Battle of Almaraz on 19th May 1812 in the Peninsular War. Commanders at the Battle of Almaraz: Major General Sir Rowland Hill against the French officer, Major Aubert. Size of the armies at the Battle of Almaraz: 6,000 British and Portuguese troops against some 1,500 French troops with 26 guns.
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.
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: