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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
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.
13 de mar. de 2024 · He won other victories at Almaraz (1812) and at Saint-Pierre during the invasion of southwestern France in 1813. Hill was made a Knight of the Bath and in 1812 was sent to Parliament from Shrewsbury. In 1814 he was created Baron Hill of Almaraz and of Hawkestone and in 1816 Baron Hill of Almaraz and of Hardwicke.
- 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.
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.
