Thomas Grosvenor | |
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Born | 30 May 1764 |
Died | 20 January 1851 (aged 86) Richmond Hill, London |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service | British Army |
Years of service | 1779–1851 |
Rank | Field Marshal |
Unit | 3rd Foot Guards |
Commands | Brigade Commander at the Battle of Copenhagen |
Battles / wars |
Field Marshal Thomas Grosvenor (30 May 1764 – 20 January 1851) was a British Army officer. After serving as a junior officer defending the Bank of England during the Gordon Riots he took part in the Flanders Campaign including the retreat into Germany during the French Revolutionary Wars. He served as a brigade commander at the Battle of Copenhagen and was then deployed to Walcheren in the Netherlands where he served as deputy commander of a division led by Sir Eyre Coote during the disastrous Walcheren Campaign.