| Sir George Hewett Bt | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1750-06-11)11 June 1750 |
| Died | 21 March 1840(1840-03-21) (aged 89) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | British Army |
| Rank | General |
| Commands | Indian Army |
| Battles / wars | American Revolutionary War |
| Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath |
Sir George Hewett, 1st Baronet GCB PC (Ire) (11 June 1750 – 21 March 1840) was a British Army general who was Commander-in-Chief, India and then Commander-in-Chief, Ireland.
Military career
Educated at Wimborne Grammar School and the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, Hewett was commissioned into the 70th Regiment of Foot in 1762. In 1771, he went to New York to help control the Carib Uprising and in 1780 he took part in the Siege of Charlestown.
In 1787, he was appointed Commanding Officer of the 43rd Regiment of Foot and in 1791, he went to Ireland where he became Adjutant-General (serving there until 1799). He raised a new Regiment which was designated the 92nd Regiment of Foot.
He returned to England, where he served as Inspector General of Recruiting for the British Army from 1798 to 1804. He was given the colonelcy of the 61st (South Gloucestershire) Regiment of Foot for life in 1800 and became Barrackmaster-General in 1804. In 1807, he became Commander-in-Chief, India and in 1809 he briefly took over the Government of India while the Governor-General put down a mutiny. His last appointment was as Commander-in-Chief, Ireland in 1813.
He was created a Baronet, of Nether Seale in the County of Leicester, on 6 November 1813.
He lived at Freemantle Park near Southampton.
Family
In 1785, he married Julia Johnson and together they went on to have five sons and six daughters, including Col. Sir George Henry Hewett, 2nd Baronet and Lieutenant-Colonel William Hewett.
References
- ^ George Hewett at Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- "Bonhams : IRELAND - WOLFE TONE, TEELING AND THE RISING OF 1798 Files of documents, kept by George Hewett, Adjutant-General of the British Army in Ireland 1791-99 and Commander-in-Chief of Ireland, 1813-16". www.bonhams.com. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- "'Rt Honble Genl Sir George Hewett, Bart. G.C.B.', 1815 (c) | Online Collection | National Army Museum, London". collection.nam.ac.uk. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- Glover, Richard (1963). Peninsular Preparation: the Reform of the British Army 1795-1809. Cambridge University Press. p. 219.
- Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003.
- Notes and Queries. Oxford University Press. 1891. pp. 405–406.
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byEarl of Hopetoun | Commander-in-Chief, Ireland 1813–1816 |
Succeeded bySir George Beckwith |
| Preceded byViscount Lake | Commander-in-Chief, India 1807 |
Succeeded byForbes Champagné |
| Preceded byStaats Long Morris | Colonel of the 61st Regiment of Foot 1800–1840 |
Succeeded byJohn Gardiner |
| Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
| New creation | Baronet (of Nether Seale) 1813–1840 |
Succeeded byGeorge Henry Hewett |
| Commander-in-Chief, India | ||
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| British India | ||
- 1750 births
- 1840 deaths
- British Army generals
- Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
- Commanders-in-Chief, Ireland
- British Commanders-in-Chief of India
- 61st Regiment of Foot officers
- East Surrey Regiment officers
- 43rd Regiment of Foot officers
- British Army personnel of the American Revolutionary War
- Graduates of the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich
- Members of the Privy Council of Ireland
- Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom
- People educated at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Wimborne Minster