Philip Bainbrigge

Sir Philip Bainbrigge

Photograph by Camille Silvy, 1862
Born4 February 1786
London
DiedDecember 20, 1862(1862-12-20) (aged 76)
Titchfield
Buried
St Peter's Churchyard, Titchfield
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchBritish Army
Years of service1800–1862
RankGeneral
CommandsGeneral Officer Commanding, Ceylon
Battles / wars
AwardsMilitary General Service Medal
Alma materRoyal Military College, High Wycombe

General Sir Philip Bainbrigge KCB (4 February 1786 – 20 December 1862) was a British Army officer.[1] He was present at the sieges and storming of Ciudad Rodrigo and Badajoz,[2] and later the advance to Madrid. He later joined the British army in its advance to Paris, and held positions in Belfast and Ceylon. He was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath and died at St. Margaret's in 1862.

  1. ^ "Philip Gillespie Bainbrigge 1890-1918 - Ancestry". ancestry.com.
  2. ^ The Peninsula War http://www.peninsularwar.org/ciudadrodrigo.htm