Daniel Hoghton

Daniel Hoghton
Born	27 August 1770 Castle Hedingham, Essex
Died	16 May 1811 Albuera, Spain
Allegiance	United Kingdom/British Empire
Service / branch	British Army
Years of service	1793 to 1811
Rank	Major-General
Battles / wars	French Revolutionary Wars Haitian Revolution Napoleonic Wars Second Battle of Copenhagen Capture of Martinique Siege of Cadiz Battle of Albuera †

Major-General Daniel Hoghton (27 August 1770 – 16 May 1811) was a talented and experienced British Army officer who served during the Napoleonic Wars with distinction until his death during combat with the French at the Battle of Albuera in the Peninsula War. His death brought general mourning in Britain and a monument to his memory was raised in St Paul's Cathedral.

During his long career, Hoghton had fought on several West Indian islands, in India, Denmark, Portugal and Spain and had even spent a brief period standing in for a Royal Marines detachment in the Channel Fleet. A popular and able officer, Wellington was reported to have commented on his death: "I understand that it was impossible for anybody to behave better than he did . . . he,actually fell waving his hat and cheering his brigade on to the charge"^[1]