Hugh Lyle Carmichael

Sir Hugh Lyle Carmichael
Courtesy of the National Army Museum, London
Born1764 (1764)
Dublin, Ireland
Died11 May 1813 (1813-05-12) (aged 48)
Demerara, Guyana
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service / branch British Army
RankLieutenant General
Battles / warsBattle of Grenada
Siege of Santo Domingo (1808)
Other workLieutenant Governor of Demerara Essequibo

Lieutenant-General Sir Hugh Lyle Carmichael (1764 – 11 May 1813) was a British Army officer and colonial administrator who served as the Lieutenant-Governor of Demerara and Essequibo from 1812 to 1813, when he died in office. He also was commander of the British forces at the 1808 siege of Santo Domingo and was a strong proponent of giving the West India Regiments equal treatment to white British troops.