George Thompson (engineer)

George Thompson
Born(1839-03-26)26 March 1839
Greenwich, Kent, England, U.K.
DiedMarch 1876 (1876-04) (aged 36)
Asunción, Paraguay
Allegiance Paraguay
Service / branch Paraguayan Army
RankLieutenant-colonel
Battles / warsParaguayan War
Children3

George Thompson (1839–1876) was a British engineer and military officer who was in charge of the Paraguayan military engineering during the Paraguayan War. He later wrote a history of this conflict that became one of the main sources on the subject.