George Willoughby (East India Company officer)

George Willoughby
Watercolour of Lieutenant Willoughby
Birth nameGeorge Dobson Percival Willoughby
Born(1828-11-23)23 November 1828
Bath, England
Died12 May 1857(1857-05-12) (aged 28)
India
AllegianceBritain
Service / branchBritish Army
Years of service1846-1857
RankLieutenant
UnitBengal Field Artillery
Battles / warsIndian Rebellion of 1857
Springing a Mine by George Willoughby

George Dobson Percival Willoughby (23 November 1828 – 12 May 1857) was a British soldier who served as a lieutenant in the Bengal Artillery of the East India Company. He is remembered for having blown up the powder magazine at Delhi during the Indian Rebellion of 1857 to prevent it from falling into the hands of the rebels.