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Field Marshal Hugh Gough, 1st Viscount Gough, KP, GCB, GCSI, PC (3 November 1779 – 2 March 1869) was a senior British Army officer.
It was created in 1849 for the Anglo-Irish military commander Hugh Gough, 1st Baron Gough, whose military successes included the First Opium War, the First Anglo-Sikh War, and the Second Anglo-Sikh War.
Sir Hugh Gough (born Nov. 3, 1779, Limerick, County Limerick, Ire.—died March 2, 1869, St. Helen’s, near Dublin) was a British soldier prominent in the Peninsular War and in India, who was said to have commanded in more general actions than any British officer except the Duke of Wellington.
Gough, Sir Hugh (1779–1869), 1st Viscount Gough , field marshal, was born 3 November 1779 at Woodstown, Co. Limerick, fourth son of Lt-col. George Gough and his wife Letitia (née Bunbury) of Moyle, Co. Carlow.
Jan 12, 2023 · "Hugh Gough, 1st Viscount Gough, is an interesting and controversial figure of the late Georgian and early Victorian British Army. It is said he commanded in more battles than any other British soldier of this period, save for the Duke of Wellington.
Nov 6, 2009 · The life and campaigns of Hugh, first Viscount Gough, Field-Marshal by Rait, Robert S. (Robert Sangster), 1874-1936
Field Marshal Hugh Gough, 1st Viscount Gough, was a senior British Army officer. After serving as a junior officer at the seizure of the Cape of Good Hope during the French Revolutionary Wars, Gough commanded the 2nd Battalion of the 87th Regiment of Foot during the Peninsular War.
Gough fought in a number of imperial conflicts across the globe, including in the Caribbean, China, and India. He was Commander-in-Chief in China during the First Opium War (1839-1842) and later Commander-in-Chief in India from 1843 to 1849.
Hugh Gough, 1st Viscount Gough. (1779-1869), Field Marshal. Early Victorian Portraits Catalogue Entry. Sitter in 13 portraits. Having joined the Army at the age of fifteen, Gough served initially at the Cape of Good Hope and the West Indies.
Dec 26, 2020 · GOUGH, Sir HUGH, first Viscount Gough (1779–1869), field-marshal, born on 3 Nov. 1779, a descendant of Francis Gough, D.D., bishop of Limerick temp. Charles I, was fourth son of George Gough of Woodstone, co. Limerick, by his wife Letitia, daughter of Thomas Bunbury of Lisnavagh and Moyle, co. Carlow.
