Sir John Hunter Littler KCB | |
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 A Stephen Pearce portrait of Littler as a lieutenant-general | |
| Born | 6 January 1783 Tarvin, Cheshire |
| Died | 18 February 1856 (aged 73) Buckfastleigh, Devon |
| Buried | Tarvin, Cheshire |
| Allegiance |  Great Britain.svg){kind=small} East India Company |
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| Rank | Lieutenant-general |
| Unit | Bengal Army |
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| Spouse(s) | Helen Olympia Stewart |
| Children | Four daughters |
Lieutenant-General Sir John Hunter Littler, KCB (6 January 1783 – 18 February 1856) was an officer of the East India Company's Bengal Army. He was commissioned as an ensign of the Bengal Native Infantry at the age of 17 and sailed for India. He travelled aboard the East Indiaman Kent, which was captured by the French en route, and he had to make the final part of the voyage by pinnace. He served as a junior officer in the Second Anglo-Maratha War and the 1811 Invasion of Java.
In 1841 Littler was promoted to major-general and given command of a division. He served in the 1843 Gwalior campaign, for which he received the thanks of the British parliament and appointment as Companion of the Order of the Bath. During the 1845–46 First Anglo-Sikh War he led a division at the Battle of Ferozeshah, once more receiving the thanks of parliament. Littler commanded the British occupation forces in the Sikh capital, Lahore, after the war. In 1848 he joined the Supreme Council of India and was appointed deputy governor of Bengal and a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath. He returned to England in 1851 and spent his final years in retirement in Buckfastleigh.